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SPINAL FLUID
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Clear liquid produced in the ventricles of the brain; fills and protects cavities in the brain and spinal cord
Synonyms:
cerebrospinal fluid; spinal fluid
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("spinal fluid" is a kind of...):
bodily fluid; body fluid; humor; humour; liquid body substance (the liquid parts of the body)
Holonyms ("spinal 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)
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