cerebrospinal fluid

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cerebrospinal fluid

noun cerebrospinal fluids

  1. countable, uncountable 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.

    Similar: brain fluid, CSF

  2. countable, uncountable A bodily fluid filling the third ventricle and surrounding the interthalamic adhesion.

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noun clear bodily fluid

Españollíquido cefalorraquídeo, líquido cerebroespinal
한국어뇌척수액 noecheoksuaek
日本語脳脊髄液 nōsekizuieki, 髄液 zuieki, 脳漿 nōshō
中文腦脊液 /脑脊液 nǎojǐyè
Portuguêslíquido cefalorraquidiano, fluido cérebro-espinhal
Françaisliquide cérébro-spinal
DeutschZerebrospinalflüssigkeit, Gehirnwasser
Italianoliquido cefalorachidiano
Ελληνικάεγκεφαλονωτιαίο υγρό egkefalonotiaío ygró
Românălichid cefalorahidian
Русскийспинномозгова́я жи́дкость spinnomozgovája žídkostʹ, цереброспина́льная жи́дкость cerebrospinálʹnaja žídkostʹ, ли́квор líkvor

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@misc{cerebrospinal_fluid_2026,
  title = {cerebrospinal fluid},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cerebrospinal%20fluid},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}