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Definition of Extracellular fluid

1. Noun. Liquid containing proteins and electrolytes including the liquid in blood plasma and interstitial fluid. "The body normally has about 15 quarts of extracellular fluid"

Medical Definition of Extracellular fluid

1. The fluid found outside of the cell or cells and between the cells in a tissue. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Extracellular Fluid

Literary usage of Extracellular fluid

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Never-ceasing Search by Francis Otto Schmitt (1990)
"These might well be involved in the synthesis, in extracellular fluid, ... Also recently described is the presence in extracellular fluid of ATP that might ..."

2. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (1903)
"Further studies from our laboratory have demonstrated that expansion of the extracellular fluid with a Ringer bicarbonate solution is accompanied by ..."

3. Mineral Tolerance of Animals by National Research Council (U. S.) (2005)
"Ninety-eight percent of the potassium within the body is located within the cells, with 2 percent of it located in the extracellular fluid. ..."

4. The Journal of Comparative Pathology and Therapeutics (1888)
"Call 2653 gained 2477 mEq Cl~ in the stomachs during obstruction and had an estimated loss from extracellular fluid of 1960 mEq. ..."

5. 5th Report Of The Joint National Committee On Detection, Evaluation, And by DIANE Publishing Company (2004)
"Chronic effects include a slight decrease in extracellular fluid volume. See thiazides. Increased potassium reabsorption. Aldosterone antagonist. ..."

6. Mineral Requirements for Military Personnel: Levels Needed for Cognitive and by Food and Nutrition Board, Committee on Military Nutrition Research, National Academy of Sciences (U.S.) (2006)
"If sodium losses are not replaced, the extracellular fluid volume will also decrease in volume and, consequently, dehydration will occur. ..."

7. Fluoride in Drinking Water: A Scientific Review of EPA's Standards by National Research Council (2006)
"The osteoclast is delivering fluoride to the extracellular fluid space from a point ... The diffusion coefficient of fluoride in extracellular fluid is ..."

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