saline solution
Sterile salt mixture
A saline solution is a mixture of salt and water, typically formulated to match the salt concentration of bodily fluids.
Medical saline, used for intravenous drips, wound cleaning, and contact lens care, contains about 0.9% sodium chloride.
The nurse flushed the IV line with saline solution.
The term sometimes appears in chemistry contexts for any salt-water mixture, though medical applications dominate everyday usage.
- nasal sprayAerosolized nostril medication
- nasal rinseSinus cleaning with saltwater
- isotonicEqual solute concentration
- solutionAnswer or liquid mixture
- sodium chlorideNaCl compound
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- lab solutionsstock solution
- eye careeye doctor, optometrist, ophthalmologist, eye exam, glasses
- hydrationhydrated, water, drinking water, dehydrated, thirsty
- toiletriestoothbrush, shampoo, conditioner, soap, toothpaste
- wound carebandage, bandages, gauze, gauze pads, dressings
- Nose Carenose blowing, tissue, tissues, nasal spray, neti pot
saline solutionpure water
Uncontaminated H₂O
distilled water · fresh water · desalinated water · freshwater · purified water
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