Medical Dictionary
1saline
adj sa·line \ˈsā-ˌlēn, -ˌlīn\
Medical Definition of SALINE
1
: consisting of or containing salt <a saline solution>
2
: of, relating to, or resembling salt : salty <a saline taste>
3
: consisting of or relating to the salts especially of lithium, sodium, potassium, and magnesium <a saline cathartic>
4
: relating to or being abortion induced by the injection of a highly concentrated saline solution into the amniotic sac <saline amniocentesis>
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