saline

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For hours, they were unconscious, neighbours later said - revived with water, then saline injections as the house filled with people and cries.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026

Researchers in the late 1970s found that after patients had their molars extracted, an IV saline drip provided pain relief through the body’s natural ability to produce endorphins.

From Slate • Jan. 30, 2026

The woman said in the suit that Rubin requested she replace her saline implants with silicone, since that was a sturdier material.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 18, 2026

Yet, 31 years later, the saline lake east of Yosemite is still about 9 feet below the required level.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 31, 2025

Since she faces the saline spray, her copper skin has already turned green, but she wears it majestically, nobly.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman