CEREBROSPINAL FLUID
\səɹˌiːbɹəspˈa͡ɪnə͡l flˈuːɪd], \səɹˌiːbɹəspˈaɪnəl flˈuːɪd], \s_ə_ɹ_ˌiː_b_ɹ_ə_s_p_ˈaɪ_n_əl f_l_ˈuː_ɪ_d]\
Definitions of CEREBROSPINAL FLUID
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
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clear liquid produced in the ventricles of the brain; fills and protects cavities in the brain and spinal cord
By Princeton University
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clear liquid produced in the ventricles of the brain; fills and protects cavities in the brain and spinal cord
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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A fluid found in the ventricles of the brain and the subarachnoid cavities of the brain and spinal cord. It is secreted for the most part by the choroid plexuses of the lateral ventricles and is composed of salts and water, with traces of protein.
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The liquid in the subarachnoid space and in the celes or ventricles and central canal of the central nervous space.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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