Meanings
nounRinger's lactate solution (uncountable)
- uncountablemedicineA solution that is isotonic with blood and used for intravenous application in humans with significant blood loss.
Synonyms: Hartmann's solution
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA solution that is isotonic with blood and used for intravenous application in humans with significant blood loss.
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Invented in the early 1880s by Sydney Ringer, British physician and physiologist.
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