saline bath


saline bath

Bath given in artificial seawater made by dissolving 8 lb (3.6 kg) of sea salt or a mixture of 7 lb (3.2 kg) of sodium chloride and 1 2 lb (227 g) of magnesium sulfate in 30 gal (114 L) of water. Synonym: brine bath; salt bath; seawater bathSee also: bath