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Cerebrospinal fluid

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-001600

The fluid that flows in and around the hollow spaces of the brain and spinal cord, and between two of the meninges (the thin layers of tissue that cover and protect the brain and spinal cord). Cerebrospinal fluid is made by tissue called the choroid plexus in the ventricles (hollow spaces) in the brain. Also called CSF.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-001600
FieldOncology and biomedicine
SynonymsCSF
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-001600",
  "term": "Cerebrospinal fluid",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "The fluid that flows in and around the hollow spaces of the brain and spinal cord, and between two of the meninges (the thin layers of tissue that cover and protect the brain and spinal cord). Cerebrospinal fluid is made by tissue called the choroid plexus in the ventricles (hollow spaces) in the brain. Also called CSF.",
  "synonyms": [
    "CSF"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/cerebrospinal-fluid/"
}

Record 4,615 of 17,717 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.