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saline

[ sey-leen, -lahyn ]

adjective

  1. of, containing, or resembling common table salt; salty or saltlike:

    a saline solution.

  2. of or relating to a chemical salt, especially of sodium, potassium, magnesium, etc., as used as a cathartic.
  3. of or relating to a method of abortion involving injection of hypertonic saline solution into the amniotic cavity during the second trimester.


noun

  1. a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
  2. salty water; a salty solution.

saline

/ səˈlɪnɪtɪ; ˈseɪlaɪn /

adjective

  1. of, concerned with, consisting of, or containing common salt

    a saline taste

  2. med of or relating to a saline
  3. of, concerned with, consisting of, or containing any chemical salt, esp a metallic salt resembling sodium chloride
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. med an isotonic solution of sodium chloride in distilled water
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

saline

/ ŧ′ /

  1. Of or containing salt.
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Derived Forms

  • salinity, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ···ٲ [s, uh, -, lin, -i-tee], noun
  • ···Ա adjective
  • ԴDz··Ա adjective
  • ···Ա adjective
  • ܲ··Ա adjective
  • ܲ··Ա adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of saline1

First recorded in 1400–50; Middle English: “composed of salt,” from Latin īԳܲ “salty,” equivalent to sal “salt” + -īԳܲ adjective suffix; sal, -ine 1
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of saline1

C15: from Late Latin īԳܲ, from Latin sal salt
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Dr McCartney argues that a branded spray would be no better than a normal saline spray.

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The IV saline, dextrose and sterile water fluids provide hydration before surgery or childbirth, as well as provide life-support for babies born prematurely and for others with life-threatening conditions like sepsis, a dangerous blood condition.

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She cries loudly as a nurse attaches a saline drip to her body.

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