saline

/'seilain/

Thân thiện

A nurse prepares a saline solution for a patient.

Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Containing salt: Describes something that has salt in it or is composed of salt.
   • Having the qualities of salt; salty: Describes a taste or composition similar to that of salt.

2. Noun:

   • A salt solution, especially an isotonic solution of sodium chloride and distilled water: A sterile liquid used in medicine for purposes such as intravenous infusion, wound cleaning, or as a nasal spray.
   • (Less common) A salt marsh, spring, or mine: A place where salt is naturally found or produced.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:

  • The lake water is highly saline and unsuitable for drinking.
  • She used a saline rinse for her sinuses.

• Noun:

  • The nurse prepared a bag of saline for the IV drip.
  • The doctor cleaned the wound with sterile saline.

Advanced Usage

• "Saline solution": This is the most common specific term for the noun form, referring explicitly to the medical liquid.

  • Contact lenses should be stored in a saline solution.

• In scientific contexts, "saline" can describe environments or conditions with high salt content.

  • The study focused on plants adapted to saline soils.

Variants and Related Words

• Salinity (n): The degree or concentration of salt in water or soil.
  • The salinity of the Dead Sea is extremely high.

Synonyms

• Adjective: Salty, briny, brackish.
• Noun: Salt solution, physiological saline, brine (though brine is typically saltier).

Related Phrases

• Saline drip: An intravenous administration of saline solution.

  • The patient was put on a saline drip to prevent dehydration.

• Saline injection: An injection using a saline solution, often as a carrier for other medications.

  • The vaccine was diluted in a saline injection.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. containing salt
   • a saline substance
   • salty tears

Noun

1. an isotonic solution of sodium chloride and distilled water

Từ đồng nghĩa

• saline solution