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ISOTONIC SOLUTION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A solution having the same osmotic pressure as blood
Synonyms:
isosmotic solution; isotonic solution
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("isotonic solution" is a kind of...):
solution (a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "isotonic solution"):
Ringer's solution; Ringer 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)
saline; saline solution (an isotonic solution of sodium chloride and distilled water)
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