ringer's solution

Ringer's solution

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noun ringer's solution an aqueous solution of the chlorides of sodium, potassium, and calcium in the same concentrations as normal body fluids, used chiefly in the laboratory for sustaining tissue. 1
noun ringer's solution a solution containing the chlorides of sodium, potassium, and calcium, used to correct dehydration and, in physiological experiments, as a medium for in vitro preparations 0
noun ringer's solution a solution of the chlorides of sodium, potassium, and calcium in purified water that has the same osmotic pressure as that found in blood or tissues, used in physiological research, to correct dehydration, etc. 0

before 1890

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1890-95; named after Sydney Ringer (1835-1910), English physician

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