Saline

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Contents 1 Broader Terms 2 Related Terms 3 Scope Note 4 Facts

Broader Terms

water solution

Related Terms

drug vehicle, growth media, sodium chloride

Scope Note

any aqueous salt solution; usually means normal or physiological saline, which is 0.9% sodium chloride, and is used as a base for culture media and buffers, and as an injection vehicle or control.

Facts

• A solution comprised primarily of salt water.
• Saline is injected into the lungs during a bronchoalveolar lavage.

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