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What does cerebrospinal fluid mean?

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Noun
  1. (medicine) Abbreviated CSF. A clear bodily fluid in the form of a very pure saline solution with microglia that occupies the subarachnoid space in the brain (between the skull and the cerebral cortex), and which acts as a cushion or buffer for the cortex.
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Spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea poses a major challenge to rhinologists.
Brain shift occurs when the dura is opened, cerebrospinal fluid leaks out, and the brain either shrinks or swells.
The ventricles each contain a choroid plexus that secretes cerebrospinal fluid.
His cerebrospinal fluid was reported as a clear and colourless specimen with two red cells, no white cells, and a negative Gram stain.
If a doctor suspects the disease, he or she will do a spinal tap, inserting a needle into the spine to withdraw a sample of cerebrospinal fluid.
This medical condition usually requires the surgical placement of a shunt system to divert cerebrospinal fluid to another part of the body.

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