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
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Yankner said doctors might be able to measure lithium levels in the cerebrospinal fluid or blood, or through brain imaging.
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The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2025
Because the skin on the back of the neck was extensively damaged, opening the wound further risked spreading bacteria into the cerebrospinal fluid, potentially leading to a fatal brain infection.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2025
The cells in your body are permeable to water, so if the water-salt balance of the surrounding fluid — blood, lymph or cerebrospinal fluid, for example — is outside its healthy range, cells can swell or shrink, shrivel or potentially burst.
—Dan Samorodnitsky, Quanta Magazine, 11 Aug. 2025
The five-time Grammy winner was diagnosed with normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH), which occurs when cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) builds up inside or around the brain.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2025
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The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2025
Because the skin on the back of the neck was extensively damaged, opening the wound further risked spreading bacteria into the cerebrospinal fluid, potentially leading to a fatal brain infection.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2025
The cells in your body are permeable to water, so if the water-salt balance of the surrounding fluid — blood, lymph or cerebrospinal fluid, for example — is outside its healthy range, cells can swell or shrink, shrivel or potentially burst.
—Dan Samorodnitsky, Quanta Magazine, 11 Aug. 2025
The five-time Grammy winner was diagnosed with normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH), which occurs when cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) builds up inside or around the brain.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cerebrospinal fluid
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“Cerebrospinal fluid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cerebrospinal%20fluid. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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