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Fluids and Secretions
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Liquid substances produced by living organisms to fulfill specific functions or excreted as waste. Secretions do not include hormones or enzymes. |
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not used for indexing CATALOG: do not use |
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Body Fluids (1966-1997),specific body fluids (1966-1997),specific organ/secretion (1966-1997),specific secretion (1966-1997) |
Fluids and Secretions Categories.
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Amniotic Fluid - Amniotic cavity fluid which is produced by the AMNION and fetal lungs and kidneys. |
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Bodily Secretions - Endogenous substances produced through the activity of intact cells of glands, tissues, or organs. They do not include hormones or enzymes. |
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Body Fluids - Liquid components of living organisms. |
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Dental Deposits |
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Exudates and Transudates - Exudates are fluids, cells, or other cellular substances that are slowly discharged from blood vessels usually from inflamed tissues. Transudates are fluids that pass through a membrane or squeeze through tissue or into the extracellular space of tissues. Transudates are thin and watery and contain few cells or proteins. |
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Feces - Excrement from the INTESTINES, containing unabsorbed solids, waste products, secretions, and BACTERIA of the DIGESTIVE SYSTEM. |
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Gastrointestinal Contents - The contents included in all or any segment of the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT. |
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Hyalin - A clear, homogenous, structureless, eosinophilic substance occurring in pathological degeneration of tissues. |
Fluids and Secretions Definitions and Terms
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