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Ringer's solution

[ ring-erz ]

noun

, Pharmacology.
  1. an aqueous solution of the chlorides of sodium, potassium, and calcium in the same concentrations as normal body fluids, used chiefly in the laboratory for sustaining tissue.

Ringer's solution

/ ˈrɪŋəz /

noun

  1. a solution containing the chlorides of sodium, potassium, and calcium, used to correct dehydration and, in physiological experiments, as a medium for in vitro preparations

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Ringer's solution1

1890–95; named after Sydney Ringer (1835–1910), English physician

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Ringer's solution1

named after its inventor, Sydney Ringer (1836–1910), British pharmacologist

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