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extracellular fluid

DEFINITIONS OF: extracellular fluid

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n liquid containing proteins and electrolytes including the liquid in blood plasma and interstitial fluid

“the body normally has about 15 quarts of extracellular fluid
Synonyms:
ECF
Types:
interstitial fluid
liquid found between the cells of the body that provides much of the liquid environment of the body
blood plasma, plasm, plasma
the colorless watery fluid of the blood and lymph that contains no cells, but in which the blood cells (erythrocytes, leukocytes, and thrombocytes) are suspended
Type of:
bodily fluid, body fluid, humor, humour, liquid body substance
the liquid parts of the body
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