cerebrospinal fluid
/,sɛrəbroʊ'spjnəl_'fluɪd/
Definition that contains cerebrospinal fluid
- cistern a sac or cavity containing fluid especially lymph or cerebrospinal fluid
- cisterna a sac or cavity containing fluid especially lymph or cerebrospinal fluid
- ventricle one of four connected cavities in the brain; is continuous with the central canal of the spinal cord and contains cerebrospinal fluid
- hydrocephalus an abnormal condition in which cerebrospinal fluid collects in the ventricles of the brain; in infants it can cause abnormally rapid growth of the head and bulging fontanelles and a small face; in adults the symptoms are primarily neurological
- leptomeninges the two innermost layers of the meninges; cerebrospinal fluid circulates between these innermost layers
- meningocele a congenital anomaly of the central nervous system in which a sac protruding from the brain or the spinal meninges contains cerebrospinal fluid (but no nerve tissue)
- hydrocephaly an abnormal condition in which cerebrospinal fluid collects in the ventricles of the brain; in infants it can cause abnormally rapid growth of the head and bulging fontanelles and a small face; in adults the symptoms are primarily neurological
- subarachnoid space a space in the meninges beneath the arachnoid membrane and above the pia mater that contains the cerebrospinal fluid