lichaamsvocht

Definitions of lichaamsvocht
  1. noun
    the liquid parts of the body
    synonyms: water
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    melk
    produced by mammary glands of female mammals for feeding their young
    lamsvocht, vruchtwater, water, watermassa
    the serous fluid in which the embryo is suspended inside the amnion
    bloed
    the fluid (red in vertebrates) that is pumped through the body by the heart and contains plasma, blood cells, and platelets
    bloedserum, bloedwei, celplasma, celvocht, hui, kaaswei, melkserum, melkwei, plasma, portel, protoplasma, serum, wei
    an amber, watery fluid, rich in proteins, that separates out when blood coagulates
    chijl, lymf, lymfe, weefselvloeistof, weefselvocht
    a thin coagulable fluid (similar to plasma but) containing white blood cells (lymphocytes) and chyle; is conveyed to the blood stream by lymphatic vessels
    inkt, vulpeninkt
    dark protective fluid ejected into the water by cuttlefish and other cephalopods
    afscheiding, secreet, secretie
    a functionally specialized substance (especially one that is not a waste) released from a gland or cell
    ruggemergsvocht
    clear liquid produced in the ventricles of the brain; fills and protects cavities in the brain and spinal cord
    hom
    seminal fluid produced by male fish
    borstvoeding, moedermelk, zog
    milk secreted by a woman who has recently given birth
    colostrum, voormelk
    milky fluid secreted for the first day or two after parturition
    bloedgroep
    human blood cells (usually just the red blood cells) that have the same antigens
    bloedprop, bloedstolsel, stolsel
    a semisolid mass of coagulated red and white blood cells
    antiserum, entstof, serum, vaccin
    blood serum containing antibodies against specific antigens; provides immunity to a disease
    lamsvocht, oogvocht, traanvocht, vruchtwater, watermassa
    saline fluid secreted by lacrimal glands; lubricates the surface of the eyeball
    hydrosis, transpiratie, transpiratievocht, zweet, zweetafscheiding, zweetsecretie
    salty fluid secreted by sweat glands
    hormoon
    the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect
    synovia
    viscid lubricating fluid secreted by the membrane lining joints and tendon sheaths etc.
    geil, slijm, slijmafscheiding
    protective secretion of the mucus membranes; in the gut it lubricates the passage of food and protects the epithelial cells; in the nose and throat and lungs it can make it difficult for bacteria to penetrate the body through the epithelium
    jodenlijm, koekoeksspeeksel, koekoeksspog, speeksel, spuug, zever
    a clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches
    koninginnenbrood
    a secretion of the pharyngeal glands of bees that is fed to very young larvae and to bees destined to be queens
    muskus
    an odorous glandular secretion from the male musk deer; used as a perfume fixative
    nectar
    a sweet liquid secretion that is attractive to pollinators
    hui, kaaswei, melkserum, melkwei, portel, wei
    the serum or watery part of milk that is separated from the curd in making cheese
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