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cerebrospinal fluid [1 record]

Record 1 2015-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nervous System
DEF

A fluid largely secreted by the choroid plexuses of the ventricles of the brain, filling the ventricles and the subarachnoid cavities of the brain and spinal cord.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Système nerveux
DEF

Liquide produit dans les ventricules cérébraux, remplit ces ventricules et entoure le SNC [système nerveux central].

OBS

céphalorachidien : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004).

Key term(s)
  • liquide cépholo-rachidien
  • liquide céphalo-rachidien

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sistema nervioso
DEF

Líquido que baña los ventrículos del cerebro y la médula espinal. Su función es la de proteger el sistema nervioso central.

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