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Noun: cerebrospinal fluid  ,se-rub-row'spI-nul 'floo-id
  1. Clear liquid produced in the ventricles of the brain; fills and protects cavities in the brain and spinal cord
    - spinal fluid

Derived forms: cerebrospinal fluids

Type of: bodily fluid, body fluid, humor [US], humour [Brit, Cdn], liquid body substance

Part of: medulla spinalis, spinal cord, ventricle

Encyclopedia: Cerebrospinal fluid