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serum salé

English translation: normal saline

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French term or phrase:serum salé
English translation:normal saline
Entered by: Paige Stanton (X)

16:27 Jul 28, 2006
French to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical (general)
French term or phrase: serum salé
TIA !
Paige Stanton (X)
Local time: 02:50
physiological saline
Explanation:
without more context, this is what I suggest.
Essentially, it's a solution of 0.9% saline, compatible with blood saline levels.
Unless the context calls for hypertonic solution.

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physiological saline
n.
A sterile solution of sodium chloride that is isotonic to body fluids, used to maintain living tissue temporarily and as a solvent for parenterally administered drugs.


From: http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/physiologica...
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Debbie Tacium Ladry
Local time: 20:50
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Summary of answers provided
4 +10physiological saline
Debbie Tacium Ladry
3 +1saline (salted) serum
Antonio Barros


Discussion entries: 1





  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +10
physiological saline


Explanation:
without more context, this is what I suggest.
Essentially, it's a solution of 0.9% saline, compatible with blood saline levels.
Unless the context calls for hypertonic solution.

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Note added at 6 mins (2006-07-28 16:33:33 GMT)
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physiological saline
n.
A sterile solution of sodium chloride that is isotonic to body fluids, used to maintain living tissue temporarily and as a solvent for parenterally administered drugs.


From: http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/physiologica...

Debbie Tacium Ladry
Local time: 20:50
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 256
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Thank you for your help!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Richard Benham: Where I come from, this is called "normal saline".
53 mins
  -> yes, I've heard that, as well as 'isotonic saline'. Thanks!
agree  Angela Dickson (X): yes, normal saline
1 hr
  -> thanks Angela :-)
agree  Michael Barnett: All of the above are correct.
2 hrs
  -> thanks Michael :-)
agree  sktrans: normal saline
2 hrs
  -> thanks sktrans :-)
agree  Dr Sue Levy (X)
4 hrs
  -> thanks Sue :-)
agree  Marilyn Amouyal: With a preference for normal saline.
5 hrs
  -> yes, thanks Marilyn :-)
agree  Sarah Walls
6 hrs
  -> thanks Sarah :-)
agree  Gabrielle Lyons: me too
9 hrs
  -> thanks Gabrielle :-)
agree  Patrice: I too would use "normal saline"
2 days 8 hrs
agree  Drmanu49
24 days
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
saline (salted) serum


Explanation:
Hypotonic saline serum as an adjuvant in the treatment of acute hemorrhage.] [Article in Undetermined Language] SCHAVELZON J.MeSH Terms Hemorrhage/therapy* ...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubM...

The parent drug, its systemic metabolite 5-iodouracil and an internal standard (5-iodouridine) were extracted from salted serum by an ethyl acetate ...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubM...

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One week after the last injection, the animals were skin tested with: silicone-serum pellet (after centrifugation) in medium; a saline-serum pellet in ...
www.nap.edu/openbook/0309065321/html/188.html
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubM...


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Note added at 23 hrs (2006-07-29 15:48:03 GMT)
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Example sentence(s):
  • Distribution of polymorphonuclear neutrophiles according to the number of organisms phagocytosed Cells Saline Serum of patient Serum of patient Serum of ...
  • With a fine pipette remove the supernatant saline-serum mixture, leaving the button of red cells. 5. Add one volume of Plasmatec 22% Serological Albumin, ...
Antonio Barros
Brazil
Local time: 21:50
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Richard Benham
50 mins
  -> Thanks, Richards!
neutral  Angela Dickson (X): some of these look like bad translations - 'normal saline' is the usual term, at least in the UK.
1 hr
  -> If you think the examples are "bad translations", write pls to the above address - NCBI.
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