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isosmotic solution

DEFINITIONS OF: isosmotic solution

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n a solution having the same osmotic pressure as blood

Synonyms:
isotonic solution
Types:
Ringer solution, Ringer's 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
Type of:
solution
a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution
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