CEPHALO-SPINAL FLUID
\sˈɛfəlˌə͡ʊspˈa͡ɪnə͡l flˈuːɪd], \sˈɛfəlˌəʊspˈaɪnəl flˈuːɪd], \s_ˈɛ_f_ə_l_ˌəʊ_s_p_ˈaɪ_n_əl f_l_ˈuː_ɪ_d]\
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Is an exhaled fluid, which is found beneath the arachnoid, wherever pia mater exists in connexion with the brain and spinal cord. It seems to have a protecting office, and to keep up a certain degree of pressure on the organ-at least in the spinal canal.
By Robley Dunglison
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