body fluid

Noun
  1. The liquid parts of the body (synset 105404811)
    is a type of: body substance - the substance of the body
    subtypes:
    • aqueous humor, aqueous humour - the limpid fluid within the eyeball between the cornea and the lens
    • vitreous body, vitreous humor, vitreous humour - the clear colorless transparent jelly that fills the posterior chamber of the eyeball
    • endolymph - the bodily fluid that fills the membranous labyrinth of the inner ear
    • perilymph - the bodily fluid that fills the space between the bony labyrinth and the membranous labyrinth of the inner ear
    • ecf, extracellular fluid - liquid containing proteins and electrolytes including the liquid in blood plasma and interstitial fluid
    • intracellular fluid - liquid contained inside the cell membranes (usually containing dissolved solutes)
    • juice, succus - any of several liquids of the body
    • karyolymph - a clear liquid in the cell nucleus in which the nucleolus and chromatin and other structures are dispersed
    • milk - produced by mammary glands of female mammals for feeding their young
    • amnionic fluid, amniotic fluid, waters - the serous fluid in which the embryo is suspended inside the amnion
    • blood - the fluid (red in vertebrates) that is pumped through the body by the heart and contains plasma, blood cells, and platelets
    • blood serum, serum - an amber, watery fluid, rich in proteins, that separates out when blood coagulates
    • chyle - a milky fluid consisting of lymph and emulsified fats; formed in the small intestine during digestion of ingested fats
    • lymph - a thin coagulable fluid (similar to plasma but) containing white blood cells (lymphocytes) and chyle; is conveyed to the blood stream by lymphatic vessels
    • come, cum, ejaculate, seed, semen, seminal fluid - the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
    • ink - dark protective fluid ejected into the water by cuttlefish and other cephalopods
    • secretion - a functionally specialized substance (especially one that is not a waste) released from a gland or cell
    • black bile, melancholy - a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause sadness and melancholy
    • choler, yellow bile - a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the liver and to cause irritability and anger
    • lochia - substance discharged from the vagina (cellular debris and mucus and blood) that gradually decreases in amount during the weeks following childbirth
    • festering, ichor, purulence, pus, sanies, suppuration - a fluid product of inflammation
    • cerebrospinal fluid, spinal fluid - clear liquid produced in the ventricles of the brain; fills and protects cavities in the brain and spinal cord
    same as: bodily fluid, humor, humour, liquid body substance

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