Ring·er's solution

(rĭng′ərz) also Ring·er solution (-ər)

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.

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

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Ringer's solution

(ˈrɪŋəz)

(Elements & Compounds) a solution containing the chlorides of sodium, potassium, and calcium, used to correct dehydration and, in physiological experiments, as a medium for in vitro preparations

[named after its inventor, Sydney Ringer (1836–1910), British pharmacologist]

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Ring′er's solu`tion

(ˈrɪŋ ərz)

n.

an aqueous solution of the chlorides of sodium, potassium, and calcium in the same concentrations as normal body fluids, used chiefly in the laboratory for sustaining tissue.

[1890–95; after Sydney Ringer (1835–1910), English 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

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