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
Word origin
named after its inventor, Sydney Ringer (1836–1910), British pharmacologist
Ringer's solution in American English
(ˈrɪŋərz) or ˈRinger's fluid (ˈrɪŋərz)
Biochemistry and Medicine
a solution of the chlorides of sodium, potassium, and calcium in purified water that has the same osmotic pressure as that found in blood or tissues, usedin physiological research, to correct dehydration, etc.