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せいしょくえんすい 生理食塩水
Noun
1. physiological saline; normal saline; saline solution
Wikipedia definition
2. Saline (medicine)In medicine, saline (also saline solution) is a general phrase referring to a sterile solution of sodium chloride (NaCl, more commonly known as salt) in water but is only sterile when it is to be placed parenterally (such as intravenously), otherwise, a saline solution is a salt water solution. The sterile solution is typically used for intravenous infusion, rinsing contact lenses, nasal irrigation, and often used to clean a new piercing.
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