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cerebrospinal fluid
noun
- the fluid in the ventricles of the brain, between the arachnoid and pia mater, and surrounding the spinal cord.
cerebrospinal fluid
noun
- the clear colourless fluid in the spaces inside and around the spinal cord and brain CSF
cerebrospinal fluid
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- The clear fluid that fills the cavities of the brain and covers the surfaces of the brain and spinal cord. It lubricates the tissues and cushions them from shock and injury.
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Origin of cerebrospinal fluid1
Example Sentences
Next, cerebrospinal fluid samples were collected from healthy human participants and spiked with the brain health biomarkers of interest.
Pineal cysts symptoms can be caused if the cyst is big enough to obstruct the passage of cerebrospinal fluid - the fluid constantly produced by the brain, which bathes and supports it, he added.
John Andrews, MD, a resident in neurosurgery, placed the tissue on a nutrient medium that resembles the cerebrospinal fluid that bathes the brain.
A test that looks for genetic hallmarks of brain cancers in samples of cerebrospinal fluid can decrease the time to diagnosis and eliminate the need for invasive brain biopsies for some patients.
And in the brain, they sweep out cerebrospinal fluid to remove waste.
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