normal saline

ˈnɔrməl ˈseɪˌlaɪn

Definition

Definition of normal saline - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

hospital fluid

TECH.

sterile water mixture containing 0.9% sodium chloride, used in care

TECH.

The nurse started an IV with normal saline before giving the medicine.
The doctor ordered a bolus of normal saline for rapid rehydration.
The surgical instruments were rinsed in normal saline before being packaged.

magnetic

magnetizable

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Expressions with normal

new normal

recently established way of living after big changes in society

Wearing masks became part of the new normal.

anything but normal

adj.

very unusual or unexpected

Her reaction to the news was anything but normal.

have a normal one

experience a typical or uneventful day

After the excitement yesterday, I just want to have a normal one.

back to normal

adj.

returned to the usual state or condition

After the storm, things were back to normal.

normal time

standard period of play in sports

The team won the match in normal time.

under normal circumstances

adv.

in typical conditions without unusual factors

Under normal circumstances, the store opens at 9 AM.

Expressions with saline

saline solution

liquid mix of salt and water

The nurse prepared a saline solution for the patient.

saline drip

liquid salt solution given slowly into a vein

The nurse set up a saline drip for the patient.

phosphate buffered saline

used for washing cells in experiments

Cells were washed with phosphate buffered saline.

saline flush

medical procedure using saline to clear IV lines

The nurse performed a saline flush on the patient's IV line.

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French:solution saline isotonique, ...
German:physiologische Kochsalzlösung, ...
Italian:soluzione fisiologica, ...
Spanish:suero fisiológico, ...
Portuguese:soro fisiológico, ...
Chinese:生理盐水, ...
Japanese:生理食塩水, ...
Arabic:مَحْلُول مِلْحِي طَبِيعِي, ...
Hebrew:סָלִין תָּקִין, ...
Russian:физиологический раствор, ...
Ukrainian:фізіологічний розчин, ...
Hindi:नॉर्मल सलाइन, ...
Bengali:নরমাল স্যালাইন, ...
Catalan:suero fisiològic, ...
Czech:fyziologický roztok, ...
Danish:fysiologisk saltvand, ...
Dutch:fysiologisch zout, ...
Greek:φυσιολογικός ορός, ...
Hungarian:fiziológiás sóoldat, ...
Khmer:ទឹកអំបិលធម្មតា, ...
Korean:생리 식염수, ...
Persian:نرمال سالین, ...
Polish:sól fizjologiczna, ...
Portuguese (BR):soro fisiológico, ...
Romanian:ser fiziologic, ...
Swedish:fysiologisk koksaltlösning, ...
Thai:น้ำเกลือ, ...
Turkish:serum fizyolojik, ...
Vietnamese:nước muối sinh lý, ...

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