Types of Gas Used in Medical Gas Systems in Hospitals. 1  Medical gas systems in hospitals are, in a word, lifesaving. These assemblies supply piped oxygen, nitrous oxide, nitrogen, carbon dioxide, and medical air to hospital areas such as patient rooms, recovery areas, operating rooms, and more.
The definition of a saline is a salt source. An example of a saline is a salt lick used by horses and cows. of, characteristic of, or containing common salt, or sodium chloride.
of, containing, or resembling common table salt; salty or saltlike: a saline solution. 2. of or relating to a chemical salt, especially of sodium, potassium, magnesium, etc., as used as a cathartic. 3. of or relating to a method of abortion involving injection of hypertonic saline solution into the amniotic cavity during the second trimester. noun.