Ringer's solution

[ ring-erz ]

nounPharmacology.

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.

Origin of Ringer's solution

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

Compare isotonic sodium chloride solution.

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Ringer's solution

/ (ˈrɪŋəz) /

noun

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

Origin of Ringer's solution

named after its inventor, Sydney Ringer (1836–1910), British pharmacologist

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