Ringer's solution

Ring·er's solution  (rngrz) also Ring·er solution (-r)

n.

An aqueous solution of the chlorides of sodium, potassium, and calcium that is isotonic to animal tissue and is used topically as a physiological saline and, in experiments, to bathe animal tissues.

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[After Sydney Ringer (1835-1910), British physician.]

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Ringer's solution - 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 Ringer solution isosmotic solution, isotonic solution - a solution having the same osmotic pressure as blood