RINGER SOLUTION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Ringer solution mean? 

• RINGER SOLUTION (noun)
  The noun RINGER SOLUTION has 1 sense:

1. an aqueous solution containing the chlorides of sodium and potassium and calcium that is isotonic to animal tissues; used to correct dehydration and (in physiological experiments) as a medium for in vitro preparations

  Familiarity information: RINGER SOLUTION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RINGER SOLUTION (noun)

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Meaning:

An aqueous solution containing the chlorides of sodium and potassium and calcium that is isotonic to animal tissues; used to correct dehydration and (in physiological experiments) as a medium for in vitro preparations

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Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

Ringer's solution; Ringer solution

Hypernyms ("Ringer solution" is a kind of...):

isosmotic solution; isotonic solution (a solution having the same osmotic pressure as blood)