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solid body substance
the solid parts of the body
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bodily fluid, body fluid, humor, humour, liquid body substance
the liquid parts of the body
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chromatin, chromatin granule
the readily stainable substance of a cell nucleus consisting of DNA and RNA and various proteins; during mitotic division it condenses into chromosomes
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achromatin
the part of a cell nucleus that is relatively uncolored by stains or dyes
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linin
an obsolete term for the network of viscous material in the cell nucleus on which the chromatin granules were thought to be suspended
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ground substance, intercellular substance, matrix
the body substance in which tissue cells are embedded
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humor, humour
(Middle Ages) one of the four fluids in the body whose balance was believed to determine your emotional and physical state
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scab
the crustlike surface of a healing skin lesion
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node
any bulge or swelling of an anatomical structure or part
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enamel, tooth enamel
hard white substance covering the crown of a tooth
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cement, cementum
a specialized bony substance covering the root of a tooth
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aqueous humor, aqueous humour
the limpid fluid within the eyeball between the cornea and the lens
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vitreous body, vitreous humor, vitreous humour
the clear colorless transparent jelly that fills the posterior chamber of the eyeball
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endolymph
the bodily fluid that fills the membranous labyrinth of the inner ear
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perilymph
the bodily fluid that fills the space between the bony labyrinth and the membranous labyrinth of the inner ear
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ECF, extracellular fluid
liquid containing proteins and electrolytes including the liquid in blood plasma and interstitial fluid
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intracellular fluid
liquid contained inside the cell membranes (usually containing dissolved solutes)
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juice, succus
any of several liquids of the body
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karyolymph
a clear liquid in the cell nucleus in which the nucleolus and chromatin and other structures are dispersed
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milk
produced by mammary glands of female mammals for feeding their young
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amnionic fluid, amniotic fluid, waters
the serous fluid in which the embryo is suspended inside the amnion
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blood
the fluid (red in vertebrates) that is pumped through the body by the heart and contains plasma, blood cells, and platelets
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blood serum, serum
an amber, watery fluid, rich in proteins, that separates out when blood coagulates
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chyle
a milky fluid consisting of lymph and emulsified fats; formed in the small intestine during digestion of ingested fats
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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
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come, cum, ejaculate, seed, semen, seminal fluid
the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
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ink
dark protective fluid ejected into the water by cuttlefish and other cephalopods
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secretion
a functionally specialized substance (especially one that is not a waste) released from a gland or cell
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black bile, melancholy
a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause sadness and melancholy
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choler, yellow bile
a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the liver and to cause irritability and anger
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lochia
substance discharged from the vagina (cellular debris and mucus and blood) that gradually decreases in amount during the weeks following childbirth
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festering, ichor, purulence, pus, sanies, suppuration
a fluid product of inflammation
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sex chromatin
chromatin found only in female cells
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cerebrospinal fluid, spinal fluid
clear liquid produced in the ventricles of the brain; fills and protects cavities in the brain and spinal cord
