cerebrospinal fluid

noun

: a colorless liquid that is comparable to serum, is secreted from the blood into the lateral ventricles of the brain, and serves chiefly to maintain uniform pressure within the brain and spinal cord

Examples of cerebrospinal fluid in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

At the same time, the contraction increased the volume of the perivascular spaces around the blood vessels, which were immediately filled with the cerebrospinal fluid. —Ars Technica, 20 Jan. 2025

When the vessels clench after a pulse of norepinephrine, cerebrospinal fluid moves in to fill the gap. —Bymitch Leslie, science.org, 8 Jan. 2025

Previous studies have detected this protein biomarker not only in cerebrospinal fluid but also circulating in the bloodstream. —William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024

And More—Had Homes Destroyed Along With Historic Landmarks The research also revealed intriguing changes in cerebrospinal fluid volumes. —William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1828, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for cerebrospinal fluid

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Kids Definition

cerebrospinal fluid

noun

ce·​re·​bro·​spi·​nal fluid

sə-ˌrē-brō-ˌspīn-ᵊl-

: a colorless fluid that occupies the cavities of the brain and spinal cord and the space between these and the membranes surrounding them

Medical Definition

cerebrospinal fluid

noun

: a liquid that is comparable to serum but contains less dissolved material, that is secreted from the blood into the lateral ventricles of the brain by the choroid plexus, circulates through the ventricles to the spaces between the meninges about the brain and spinal cord, and is resorbed into the blood through the subarachnoid sinuses, and that serves chiefly to maintain uniform pressure within the brain and spinal cord

called also spinal fluid

compare lymph