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Definitions:
Noun
spinal fluid
cerebrospinal fluid
Definition: clear liquid produced in the ventricles of the brain; fills and protects cavities in the brain and spinal cord
Definition: Abbreviated CSF. 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.