cerebrospinal fluid

noun

, Physiology.

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

/ sĕr′ə-brō-spī′nəl,sə-rē′brō- /

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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Word History and Origins

Origin of cerebrospinal fluid¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

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Example Sentences

His team will measure patients’ cognitive abilities and biomarkers of disease in blood and cerebrospinal fluid over three months.

From Science News

So if you’re sitting, especially in the chair for long periods of time, then you’re not getting those joints to move, and you’re not getting that cerebrospinal fluid flow to your brain.

From Time

Fortunately, the brain is suspended in cerebrospinal fluid designed to buffer the motions of every-day life.

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"Sleeping sickness" is a late stage when the organisms have invaded the cerebrospinal fluid.

From Project Gutenberg

An excessive quantity of cerebrospinal fluid is present in most of the cases.

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cerebrospinal cerebrospinal meningitis

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