body fluid
English Thesaurus
1. the liquid parts of the body (noun.body)
| hypernym | : | body substance, |
| definition | : | the substance of the body (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | endolymph, |
| definition | : | the bodily fluid that fills the membranous labyrinth of the inner ear (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | perilymph, |
| definition | : | the bodily fluid that fills the space between the bony labyrinth and the membranous labyrinth of the inner ear (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | ecf, extracellular fluid, |
| definition | : | liquid containing proteins and electrolytes including the liquid in blood plasma and interstitial fluid (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | intracellular fluid, |
| definition | : | liquid contained inside the cell membranes (usually containing dissolved solutes) (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | juice, succus, |
| definition | : | any of several liquids of the body (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | karyolymph, |
| definition | : | a clear liquid in the cell nucleus in which the nucleolus and chromatin and other structures are dispersed (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | milk, |
| definition | : | produced by mammary glands of female mammals for feeding their young (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | blood, |
| definition | : | the fluid (red in vertebrates) that is pumped through the body by the heart and contains plasma, blood cells, and platelets (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | blood serum, serum, |
| definition | : | an amber, watery fluid, rich in proteins, that separates out when blood coagulates (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | chyle, |
| definition | : | a milky fluid consisting of lymph and emulsified fats; formed in the small intestine during digestion of ingested fats (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | lymph, |
| definition | : | a thin coagulable fluid (similar to plasma but) containing white blood cells (lymphocytes) and chyle; is conveyed to the blood stream by lymphatic vessels (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | ink, |
| definition | : | dark protective fluid ejected into the water by cuttlefish and other cephalopods (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | secretion, |
| definition | : | a functionally specialized substance (especially one that is not a waste) released from a gland or cell (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | black bile, melancholy, |
| definition | : | a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause sadness and melancholy (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | choler, yellow bile, |
| definition | : | a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the liver and to cause irritability and anger (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | lochia, |
| definition | : | substance discharged from the vagina (cellular debris and mucus and blood) that gradually decreases in amount during the weeks following childbirth (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | cerebrospinal fluid, spinal fluid, |
| definition | : | clear liquid produced in the ventricles of the brain; fills and protects cavities in the brain and spinal cord (noun.body) |
| derivation | : | humoral, |
| definition | : | of or relating to bodily fluids (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | humoral, |
| definition | : | of or relating to bodily fluids (adj.pert) |
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