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  • Seminormals solution

    A solution containing one-half of a gram equivalent weight of reagent in 1 L (1000 ml) of solution.  

  • Saturated solution

    A solution containing all the solute it can dissolve. This limit is called the saturation point. One that typically holds the highest possible quantity of a substance that can be dissolved.  

  • Ophthalmic solution

    A sterile preparation suitable for instillation in the eye.  

  • Isosmotic solution

    A solution with the same osmotic pressure as the solution with which it is being compared. A solution with osmotic pressure equal to that of blood serum.  

  • Isohydric solution

    A solution having the same hydrogen ion concentration or pH as another.  

  • Isobaric solution

    A solution with a specific gravity equal to one or equal to the solution with which it is being compared.  

  • Iodine solution

    A solution of iodine or potassium iodine used as a source of iodine.  

  • Hyperbaric solution

    A solution with a specific gravity greater than one, or greater than the solution to which it is being compared. This is important in injecting medicines or anesthetic agents into the spinal fluid in the spinal canal.  

  • Heparin lock flush solution

    A solution of unfractionated heparins that was used in the past to keep intravenous infusion devices from clotting. Heparin flushes are now infrequently used because they are more expensive than saline flushes and because they pose a risk of heparin related thrombocytopenia, a potentially life-threatening allergy.  

  • Colloidal solution

    A solution in which the solute is suspended and not dissolved, such as gelatin or albumin. A uniform system comprising either individual, substantial molecules like proteins or clusters of smaller molecules suspended within a liquid, solid, or gas. Colloidal mixtures in which solid particles make up the dispersed phase and a liquid serves as the…

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