Anatomy

Cerebrospinal Fluid

A watery fluid that is continuously produced in the CHOROID PLEXUS and circulates around the surface of the BRAIN; SPINAL CORD; and in the CEREBRAL VENTRICLES.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

A watery fluid that is continuously produced in the CHOROID PLEXUS and circulates around the surface of the BRAIN; SPINAL CORD; and in the CEREBRAL VENTRICLES.

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Classification

Broader headings

MeSH Qualifier

Used as a Subheading

Cerebrospinal Fluid is also a MeSH subheading (qualifier Q000134), attached to other headings to focus them on this aspect:

Used for the presence or analysis of substances in the cerebrospinal fluid; also for examination of or changes in cerebrospinal fluid in disease states.

Qualifier ID
Q000134
Qualifier Tree
Y01.020, Y08.040.030

Indexing annotation

subhead only; for "in cerebrospinal fluid" or "cerebrospinal fluid in" animals or diseases; includes the presence of cells & endogenous & exogenous chemical substances; not for the presence of microbes or parasites in the cerebrospinal fluid in disease ( = /microbiology or /parasitology); see MeSH scope note in Introduction; indexing policy: Manual 19.8.12; DF: /csf or /CF

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Synonyms

9 entry terms
  • Cerebro Spinal Fluid
  • Cerebro Spinal Fluids
  • Cerebrospinal Fluids
  • Fluid, Cerebro Spinal
  • Fluid, Cerebrospinal
  • Fluids, Cerebro Spinal
  • Fluids, Cerebrospinal
  • Spinal Fluid, Cerebro
  • Spinal Fluids, Cerebro

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Aspects Covered

12 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, enzymology, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, radiation effects, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

IM as substance only: use the qualifier / csf with diseases & drugs; CSF production = / physiol, not / secret; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID PRESSURE and CEREBROSPINAL FLUID PROTEINS are also available

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Number

  1. A12.207w.270w.210w

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Cerebrospinal Fluid. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002555. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002555
  2. Cerebrospinal Fluid. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerebrospinal_fluid
  3. Cerebrospinal Fluid. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q54196