CEREBROSPINAL FLUID

 Dictionary entry overview: What does cerebrospinal fluid mean? 

• CEREBROSPINAL FLUID (noun)
  The noun CEREBROSPINAL FLUID has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: CEREBROSPINAL FLUID used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CEREBROSPINAL FLUID (noun)

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

cerebrospinal fluid; spinal fluid

Hypernyms ("cerebrospinal fluid" is a kind of...):

bodily fluid; body fluid; humor; humour; liquid body substance (the liquid parts of the body)

Holonyms ("cerebrospinal fluid" is a part of...):

ventricle (one of four connected cavities in the brain; is continuous with the central canal of the spinal cord and contains cerebrospinal fluid)

medulla spinalis; spinal cord (a major part of the central nervous system which conducts sensory and motor nerve impulses to and from the brain; a long tubelike structure extending from the base of the brain through the vertebral canal to the upper lumbar region)