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ISOTONIC SOLUTION

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A solution having the same osmotic pressure as blood

Synonyms:

isosmotic solution; isotonic solution

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

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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