saline solution

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Noun1.saline solution - an isotonic solution of sodium chloride and distilled watersaline solution - an isotonic solution of sodium chloride and distilled water
isosmotic solution, isotonic solution - a solution having the same osmotic pressure as blood
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While the present pilot study did not include wounds treated with saline solution, previous studies in this model have shown that wounds treated with control solutions, such as saline, remain fully open ulcers at 22 days post injury.
You may not see it listed among ingredients on many cocktail menus, but look closely at the backbar and you might spot an eye dropper filled with saline solution. A touch of salt is becoming more common in cocktail recipes as a way to enhance flavors.
Under the terms of the agreement, Henry Schein will market and distribute Grifol's 500ml Normal Saline solution (0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection, USP) in the US market.
Protocol 1 involved catheter flushing with saline (0.9% NaCl) solution and intravenous infusion of iopamidol (2 mL) followed by saline solution (0.2 mL; total infused volume, 5 mL).
While most brands of saline nasal care are made from purified water and sodium chloride, hydraSense saline solution is made with mineral-rich, 100% naturally sourced seawater from the Bay of Saint-Malo, France, whose powerful tides constantly renew the seawater's composition.
In addition to rehydration, saline solution is also used to dilute and administer chemotherapy drugs and antibiotics.
Most of the exam will be visual, but you'll need a few basic tools to do the job right: a flea comb, a stiff wire brush or heavy metal comb for combing out burrs, and cotton swabs and saline solution. Keep them in a separate place in your truck so they're handy.
But they added that a simple saline solution, or salt water like that of bodily fluids, also performed well.
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