CEREBROSPINAL FLUID

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cerebrospinal fluid mean? 

• CEREBROSPINAL FLUID (noun)
  The noun CEREBROSPINAL FLUID has 1 sense:

1. clear liquid produced in the ventricles of the brain; fills and protects cavities in the brain and spinal cord

  Familiarity information: CEREBROSPINAL FLUID used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CEREBROSPINAL FLUID (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

cerebrospinal fluid; spinal fluid

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)

 Context examples 

A disorder characterized by an abnormal increase of cerebrospinal fluid in the ventricles of the brain.

(Hydrocephalus, NCI Thesaurus)

Hydrocephalus is the buildup of too much cerebrospinal fluid in the brain.

(Hydrocephalus, NIH: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)

Two vascular fringes, one on each side of the lower part of the roof of the fourth ventricle where cerebrospinal fluid is produced.

(Choroid Plexus of the Fourth Ventricle, NCI Thesaurus)

The blood vessels are covered by a thin layer of cells that make cerebrospinal fluid.

(Choroid plexus, NCI Dictionary)

Discharge of cerebrospinal fluid through the ear structures.

(Cerebrospinal Fluid Otorrhea, NCI Thesaurus)

Discharge of cerebrospinal fluid through the nose.

(Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea, NCI Thesaurus)

It is caused by deficiency of the enzyme arginase, resulting in increased levels of arginine in the plasma and the cerebrospinal fluid.

(Hyperargininemia, NCI Thesaurus)

When administered intrathecally, indium In 111 pentetate percolates up the spinal canal with the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) to the basal cisterns of the posterior and middle cranial fossas.

(Indium In 111 Pentetate, NCI Thesaurus)

N. subflava is commensal in the human nasopharynx, but has been isolated in the cerebrospinal fluid of individuals with meningitis.

(Neisseria subflava, NCI Thesaurus)

A procedure to remove cerebrospinal fluid from the reservoir to detect any abnormal cells.

(Ommaya Reservoir Tap, NCI Thesaurus)