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CSF (cerebrospinal fluid)
A watery fluid, continuously produced and absorbed, which flows in the ventricles (cavities) within the brain and around the surface of the brain and spinal cord. The CSF is produced by the choroid plexus, a series of infolded blood…
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- Genital Pertaining to the external and internal organs of reproduction. (Not to be confused with genetic.)
- Open charting The practice of making medical charts available to the patient
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