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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View 1 Images Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have devised a biomarker test that can spot small amounts of clumping tau protein in the brain and cerebrospinal fluid, which lead to Alzheimer's disease.
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New Atlas, 15 Feb. 2025
Once that was done, the team put fluorescent tags in the mice’s blood, cerebrospinal fluid, and on the norepinephrine hormone.
—Ars Technica, 20 Jan. 2025
This surgery can alleviate symptoms like headaches and improve the flow of cerebrospinal fluid.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 18 Jan. 2025
Rasmussen hopes that, in the long term, being able to observe changes in an individual’s cerebrospinal fluid could minimize this guesswork and lead to personalized solutions.
—Matthew Ponsford, WIRED, 19 Sep. 2024
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New Atlas, 15 Feb. 2025
Once that was done, the team put fluorescent tags in the mice’s blood, cerebrospinal fluid, and on the norepinephrine hormone.
—Ars Technica, 20 Jan. 2025
This surgery can alleviate symptoms like headaches and improve the flow of cerebrospinal fluid.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 18 Jan. 2025
Rasmussen hopes that, in the long term, being able to observe changes in an individual’s cerebrospinal fluid could minimize this guesswork and lead to personalized solutions.
—Matthew Ponsford, WIRED, 19 Sep. 2024
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 7 Mar. 2025.
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