cerebrospinal fluid
A clear bodily fluid in the form of a very pure saline solution with microglia that…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.
» The lateral cerebral ventricles are large cavities within the brain that produce cerebrospinal fluid (CSF).
Meaning
2 senses(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.
Zerebrospinalflüssigkeit, Gehirnwasser
спинномозгова́я жи́дкостьspinnomozgovája žídkostʹ, цереброспина́льная жи́дкостьcerebrospinálʹnaja žídkostʹ, ли́кворlíkvor
(countable, uncountable)A bodily fluid filling the third ventricle and surrounding the interthalamic adhesion.
- clear liquid produced in the ventricles of the brain; fills and protects cavities in the brain and spinal cord
Examples
1 sentencesThe lateral cerebral ventricles are large cavities within the brain that produce cerebrospinal fluid (CSF).
Translations
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Forms
plural: cerebrospinal fluids| Singular | cerebrospinal fluid |
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Synonyms
3 synonyms- clear liquid produced in the ventricles of the brain; fills and protects cavities in the brain and spinal cord:spinal fluid
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable