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  • Salubrious

    Promoting or favorable to health; wholesome.  

  • Salt poisoning

    Excessive intake of sodium chloride, which usually occurs in hospitalized patients treated with concentrated sodium solutions. It typically results in acute hypernatremia.  

  • Chile saltpeter

    A common name for sodium nitrate, NaN03; a crystalline powder, saline in taste and soluble in water.  

  • Salt-losing syndrome

    The condition of greatly increased sodium loss from the body as a result of renal disease, adrenocortical insufficiency, or gastrointestinal disease.  

  • Salter-harris fracture

    A classification system used to categorize growth plate fractures as one of five types based on the mechanism of injury and the relationship of the fracture line(s) to the epiphyseal plate. The original five types of fractures, since expanded by other authors, were type I a transverse fracture across the physis; type II — a…

  • Saltatory conduction

    The transmission of a nerve impulse along a myelinated nerve fiber. The action potential occurs only at the nodes of Ranvier, making velocity faster than along unmyelinated fibers. Jumping conduction of action potentials from node to node along an axon.  

  • Substitute salt

    A chemical, such as potassium chloride, that has a flavor similar to that of salt but has negligible sodium content. It is used by individuals whose medical condition requires limited sodium intake.  

  • Sea salt

    Sodium chloride obtained from sea water. A naturally occurring and unprocessed form of sodium chloride is known to possess superior health benefits compared to the refined and processed salts commonly available. A rough, unprocessed salt that is derived from the evaporation of seawater. This type of salt, often referred to as grey salt, is occasionally…

  • Neutral salt

    An ionic compound containing no replaceable hydrogen or hydroxyl ions.  

  • Hypochlorite salt

    A salt of hypochlorous acid used in household bleach and as an oxidizer, deodorant, and disinfectant.  

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