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Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D045604
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D045604
Preferred Name

Extracellular Fluid

Definitions
The fluid in spaces between the tissue cells, constituting about 16% of the weight of the body; closely similar in composition to LYMPH. (On-Line Medical Dictionary [Internet]. University of Newcastle upon Tyne (UK): The CancerWEB Project, Academic Medical Publishing; c1997-2003 [cited 2003 May 1]. Available from: http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/omd/.) The fluid of the body that is outside of CELLS. It is the external environment for the cells.
Synonyms
Interstitial Fluid
Fluid, Interstitial
Interstitial Fluids
Intercellular Fluids
Fluids, Interstitial
Fluids, Extracellular
Intercellular Fluid
Extracellular Fluids
Fluid, Intercellular
Fluids, Intercellular
Fluid, Extracellular
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