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CEREBROSPINAL FLUID

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Clear liquid produced in the ventricles of the brain; fills and protects cavities in the brain and spinal cord

Synonyms:

cerebrospinal fluid; spinal fluid

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Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("cerebrospinal fluid" is a kind of...):

bodily fluid; body fluid; humor; humour; liquid body substance (the liquid parts of the body)

Holonyms ("cerebrospinal fluid" is a part of...):

ventricle (one of four connected cavities in the brain; is continuous with the central canal of the spinal cord and contains cerebrospinal fluid)

medulla spinalis; spinal cord (a major part of the central nervous system which conducts sensory and motor nerve impulses to and from the brain; a long tubelike structure extending from the base of the brain through the vertebral canal to the upper lumbar region)

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 Context examples: 

Cyst of the nerve roots filled with cerebrospinal fluid, usually located in the sacral area of the spine.

(Perineural Cyst, NCI Thesaurus)

Lab tests on your blood and cerebrospinal fluid can tell if you have it.

(Meningococcal Infections, NIH)

Meningeal syndrome may be caused by blood, cancer cells, or substances from the breakdown of cancer cells that get into the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF).

(Meningeal syndrome, NCI Dictionary)

The intracisternal route involves Administration of a drug directly into the cerebrospinal fluid of the brain ventricles.

(Intracisternal Route of Administration, NCI Thesaurus)

It occurs predominantly in children and has the tendency to metastasize via the cerebrospinal fluid pathways.

(Medulloblastoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A disorder characterized by loss of cerebrospinal fluid into the surrounding tissues.

(Cerebrospinal Fluid Leakage, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)

Two rows of vascular fringes projecting from the underside of the tela choroidea where it exists over the third ventricle where cerebrospinal fluid is produced.

(Choroid Plexus of the Third Ventricle, NCI Thesaurus)

The loss of cerebrospinal fluid into the surrounding tissues.

(Cerebrospinal Fluid Leakage, NCI Thesaurus)

Researchers said it is not clear whether the large amount of cerebrospinal fluid actually causes autism or not.

(Scientists say excess cerebrospinal fluid may serve as early sign of autism, Wikinews)

In the patients whose PET scans and cerebrospinal fluid showed preclinical Alzheimer's, the area at the center of the retina without blood vessels was significantly larger, suggesting less blood flow.

(Predicting Alzheimer's Disease May Be Possible Using Eye Exam, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)