Medical Dictionary

2saline

noun

Medical Definition of SALINE

1
a :  a metallic salt; especially :  a salt of potassium, sodium, or magnesium with a cathartic action b :  an aqueous solution of one or more such salts
2
:  a saline solution used in physiology; especially :  physiological saline

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