| cerebrospinal fluid shunts | Tubes inserted to create communication between a cerebral ventricle and the internal jugular vein. Their emplacement permits draining of cerebrospinal fluid for relief of hydrocephalus or other condition leading to fluid accumulation in the ventricles. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| waste disposal, fluid | The discarding or destroying of liquid waste products or their transformation into something useful or innocuous. (12 Dec 1998) |
| pleural fluid | <radiology> Normal: 2 cc, allows visceral pleura to slide over parietal pleura, maintains adhesion between pleural layers (12 Dec 1998) |
| crevicular fluid | Fluid containing plasma proteins, which is present in increasing amounts in association with gingival inflammation. Synonym: crevicular fluid, sulcular fluid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| prostatic fluid | Succus prostaticus;a whitish secretion that is one of the constituents of the semen. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Scarpa's fluid | <anatomy> The watery fluid contained in the membranous labyrinth of the internal ear. Origin: Endo- + lymph: cf. F. Endolymphe. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pseudoplastic fluid | A fluid which exhibits shear thinning. (05 Mar 2000) |
| seminal fluid | <biology> Ejaculate. The fluid released at orgasm which contains sperm and secretions from the prostate gland. (27 Sep 1997) |
| spinal fluid | <neurology> A clear, colourless fluid that contains small quantities of glucose and protein. Cerebrospinal fluid fills the ventricles of the brain and the central canal of the spinal cord. Analysis of the cerebrospinal fluid can be accomplished using lumbar puncture. The presence of white blood cells or bacteria within the cerebrospinal fluid can indicate a bacterial infection (meningitis). Acronym: CSF (12 Jan 1998) |
| nasal lavage fluid | Fluid obtained by irrigation or washout of the nasal cavity and nasal mucosa. The resulting fluid is used in cytologic and immunologic assays of the nasal mucosa such as with the nasal provocation test in the diagnosis of nasal hypersensitivity. (12 Dec 1998) |
| newtonian fluid | A fluid in which flow and rate of shear are always proportional to the applied stress; such fluid precisely obeys Poiseuille's law. Compare: non-newtonian fluid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| non-Newtonian fluid | <chemistry, physics> A fluid in which the viscosity varies depending upon the shear stress. The effect can arise because of alignment of nonspherical molecules as flow is established or because of suspended deformable particles as in blood. It relates to a fluid in which flow and rate of shear are not always proportional to the applied stress and which does not obey Poiseuille's law. See: anomalous viscosity, Fahraeus-Lindqvist effect, Bingham plastic. Compare: newtonian fluid. (21 Jun 2000) |
| sulcular fluid | Fluid containing plasma proteins, which is present in increasing amounts in association with gingival inflammation. Synonym: crevicular fluid, sulcular fluid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Dakin's fluid | A bactericidal wound irrigant. Synonym: Dakin's fluid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| supernatant fluid | Clear fluid that, after the settling out of an insoluble liquid or solid by the action of normal gravity or of centrifugal force, takes up the upper portion of the contents of a vessel. (05 Mar 2000) |