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saline Definition

sa·line (lēn′, -līn′; for n. 1, also sə lēn)

adjective

  1. of, characteristic of, or containing common salt, or sodium chloride
  2. of or containing any of the salts of the alkali metals or magnesium

Etymology: LME salyne < L salinus < sal, salt

noun

  1. a salt spring, lick, mine, etc.
  2. a salt of magnesium or of an alkali metal, often used as a cathartic
  3. a saline solution, esp. one that is isotonic, used in medical treatment or biological experiments

saline Related Forms

sa·lin·ity (sə linə tē) noun

saline Synonyms

saline

modif.

saline Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • buffer: Use only fresh supplies of buffered formaldehyde solution of the correct concentration ( 4 % in phosphate buffered saline, pH 7.2 to 7.4.
  • warm: This is best done with warmed, sterile saline or even tap water.
  • use: However in my new place of work they continue to use normal saline for all patients regardless of the diagnosis.

Adjective modifier

  • hypertonic: Currently there are several products on the market that use hypertonic saline to spray in the nose.
  • heparinised: Once in place, the needle should be checked for proper positioning by manipulation of the femur, and flushed with heparinised saline.
  • phosphate-buffered: After this time, the allantoic fluid was harvested, and a series of two-fold dilutions made in phosphate-buffered saline.
  • isotonic: Medical Treatment: Continue irrigation with isotonic saline or water until the severe pain of the burn is relieved.
  • sterile: The wound may also be cleaned with 0.9 % sterile saline to remove any wound exudate.
  • physiological: Cleansing is best carried out by irrigating with physiological saline or ordinary tap water.

Modifies a noun

  • lagoon: Create, by the year 2015, 120 ha of saline lagoon.
  • drip: She still had a saline drip in, which restricted her movement.
  • aquifer: The largest storage space available is in deep saltwater bearing rocks, called saline aquifers.
  • infusion: Administration should always be followed by a normal saline infusion to flush the vein.
  • intrusion: Controls on saline intrusion in the Crag aquifer of north east Norfolk in an area of drained coastal marshes.
  • solution: Use an eye bath with a simple saline solution to wash out your socket.

Used with adjective complement

become: Polar waters are becoming far less saline, meaning that the " heat pump " effect that draws warm water north is failing.

Noun used with modifier

  • heparin: Be very quick to close the common femoral clamp to minimize blood loss and loss of heparin saline.
  • %: However in the light of recent concerns 0.9 % saline is more frequently used.

Modifying Another Word

  • fully: The area is a predominantly shallow, well flushed, fully saline, partially enclosed, temperate sea.
  • highly: Almost two-thirds of his land was covered with water for months and when the water evaporated it left the soil highly saline.

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