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salt out

Verb

Meaning

salt out (third-person singular simple present salts out, present participle salting out, simple past and past participle salted out)

(medicine, transitive) To abort (a fetus) by injecting saline solution into the uterus.

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Examples

If you consume too much salt, it can cause water retention. When this happens, your body usually responds by raising your blood pressure to push excess fluid and salt out of your system. Michael Greger

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