Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
Locke's solution Variant:
also Locke solution /'läk(s)-/ Function:
noun : a solution isotonic with blood plasma thatcontains the chlorides of sodium, potassium, and calcium and sodium bicarbonate and dextrose and is used similarly to physiological saline
Locke, Frank Spiller(1871–1949), British physiologist. Locke introduced his solution in 1894.
