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What does saline do?

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Answer:

It prevents things from dehydrating.

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Who invented Saline?
Saline is salt water, i.e. a solution of salt in water. The sea is saline. If another liquid has a high salt content, i.e. if it is 'salty' it is also referred to as 'saline'. Blood is saline. In...
Can sterile saline be used interchangeably with injectable saline?
no sterile saline cannot be used because strile saline is different from injectable saline. strile saline is used for irrigating the wound and injectable saline in given intravenously
What is normal saline?
Normal saline is 0.9% NaCl (sodium chloride or salt). This means that for every 100 mL of water there is 0.9 grams of NaCl. This is equivalent to 9.0 grams per litre or 0.009 grams per millilitre.
Is saline ingestible?
The majority of the body is made up of saline.
What is the difference between iso saline and hypo saline?
Iso saline refers to a body of water with equal salt concentrations (for example when compared to seawater). Hypo saline conditions is when the salt concentration is less than that of seawater.