Phrase guide

cerebrospinal fluid

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: medicine, sciences

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

A bodily fluid filling the third ventricle and surrounding the interthalamic adhesion.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: anatomy, medicine, neuroanatomy, neurology, neuroscience, sciences

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noun

Meaning 3

clear liquid produced in the ventricles of the brain; fills and protects cavities in the brain and spinal cord

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: spinal fluid

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: liquid body substance, bodily fluid, body fluid, humor, humour

History

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Across languages

Translations

33 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: líquid cefaloraquidi — clear bodily fluid
  • Catalan: líquid cerebrospinal — clear bodily fluid
  • Chinese Mandarin: 腦脊液 /脑脊液 (nǎojǐyè) — clear bodily fluid
  • Czech: mozkomíšní mok — clear bodily fluid
  • Dutch: hersenvocht — clear bodily fluid
  • Finnish: aivoselkäydinneste — clear bodily fluid
  • French: liquide cérébro-spinal — clear bodily fluid
  • German: Zerebrospinalflüssigkeit — clear bodily fluid
  • German: Gehirnwasser — clear bodily fluid
  • Greek: εγκεφαλονωτιαίο υγρό (egkefalonotiaío ygró) — clear bodily fluid
  • Hungarian: agy-gerincvelői folyadék — clear bodily fluid
  • Indonesian: cairan serebrospinal — clear bodily fluid
  • Italian: liquido cefalorachidiano — clear bodily fluid
  • Japanese: 脳脊髄液 (nōsekizuieki) — clear bodily fluid
  • Japanese: 髄液 (zuieki) — clear bodily fluid
  • Japanese: 脳漿 (nōshō) — clear bodily fluid
  • Kazakh: ми жұлын сұйығы (mi jūlyn sūiyğy) — clear bodily fluid
  • Korean: 뇌척수액 (noecheoksuaek) — clear bodily fluid
  • Northern Kurdish: şileya mejî-dirkepetik — clear bodily fluid
  • Latin: liquor cerebrospinalis — clear bodily fluid
  • Persian: مایع مغزی-نخاعی — clear bodily fluid
  • Portuguese: líquido cefalorraquidiano — clear bodily fluid
  • Portuguese: fluido cérebro-espinhal — clear bodily fluid
  • Romanian: lichid cefalorahidian — clear bodily fluid
  • Russian: спинномозгова́я жи́дкость (spinnomozgovája žídkostʹ) — clear bodily fluid
  • Russian: цереброспина́льная жи́дкость (cerebrospinálʹnaja žídkostʹ) — clear bodily fluid
  • Russian: ли́квор (líkvor) — clear bodily fluid
  • Spanish: líquido cefalorraquídeo — clear bodily fluid
  • Spanish: líquido cerebroespinal — clear bodily fluid
  • Swedish: cerebrospinalvätska — clear bodily fluid
  • Tamil: மூளை தண்டுவட திரவம் (mūḷai taṇṭuvaṭa tiravam) — clear bodily fluid
  • Turkish: serebrospinal sıvı — clear bodily fluid
  • Turkish: beyin-omurilik sıvısı — clear bodily fluid