Normal Liquids

Normal Liquids

Normal liquids. A normal liquid or fluid is one which does not injure or change a fresh tissue put into it. The perfect normal fluids for the tissues of any animal are the fluids of the body (lymph and plasma) of the animal from which the tissue is taken. The lymph or serum of one species of animal may be far from normal for the tissues of another animal.

The commonly used artificial normal fluid is a solution of common salt (sodium chlorid) in water, the strength varying from T V to T V per cent. As indicated above, this normal salt or saline solution is employed in diluting dissociating of liquids

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