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cerebrospinal fluid

ce·re·bro·spi·nal flu·id
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [suh-ree-broh-spahyn-l, ser-uh- floo-id]
    • /səˌri broʊˈspaɪn l, ˌsɛr ə- ˈflu ɪd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [suh-ree-broh-spahyn-l, ser-uh- floo-id]
    • /səˌri broʊˈspaɪn l, ˌsɛr ə- ˈflu ɪd/

Definitions of cerebrospinal fluid words

  • noun cerebrospinal fluid the clear colourless fluid in the spaces inside and around the spinal cord and brain 3
  • noun cerebrospinal fluid the clear liquid surrounding the brain and spinal cord and filling the cavities of the brain 3
  • noun cerebrospinal fluid the fluid in the ventricles of the brain, between the arachnoid and pia mater, and surrounding the spinal cord. 1
  • noun cerebrospinal fluid (medicine) Abbreviated CSF. A clear bodily fluid in the form of a very pure saline solution with microglia that occupies the subarachnoid space in the brain (between the skull and the cerebral cortex), and which acts as a cushion or buffer for the cortex. 0

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Origin of cerebrospinal fluid

First appearance:

before 1895
One of the 18% newest English words
First recorded in 1895-1900

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Parts of speech for Cerebrospinal fluid

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cerebrospinal fluid popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 1% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
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