Ringer's lactate solution

English

Etymology

Invented in the early 1880s by Sydney Ringer, British physician and physiologist.

Noun

Ringer's lactate solution (uncountable)

  1. (medicine) A solution that is isotonic with blood and used for intravenous application in humans with significant blood loss.

Synonyms

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