physiological saline

physiological saline

n.

A sterile solution of sodium chloride that is isotonic to body fluids, used to maintain living tissue temporarily and as a solvent for parenterally administered drugs.

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physiological, physiologic

1. pertaining to physiology;

2. normal; not pathological. Conforming to the normal function of an organ or the body as a whole.

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physiological age

age as measured by events rather than years. For example: first-calf heifer, fourth litter sow, stallion in his fourth season.

physiological saline

0.9% solution of sodium chloride. See also normal saline.

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saline, physiological 

A 0.9% sterile solution of sodium chloride in water. This concentration of sodium chloride is considered approximately isotonic with the tears. It is used to store and rinse soft contact lenses, to irrigate the eye, etc. Syn. normal saline; NaCl 0.9%. See eyewash; irrigation; isotonic solution.