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Pharmaceutical Preparations > Solutions > Isotonic Solutions > Crystalloid Solutions > Saline Solution

Preferred term

Saline Solution  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • 0.9% NaCl
  • 0.9% Saline
  • Normal Saline
  • Saline, 0.9%
  • Saline, Normal

Scope note

  • A crystalloid solution that contains 9.0g of SODIUM CHLORIDE per liter of water. It has a variety of uses, including: as a CONTACT LENS SOLUTION, in OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS and NASAL LAVAGE, in wound irrigation, and for FLUID THERAPY.

History note

  • 2019; use SODIUM CHLORIDE 1978-2018

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000077330

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