| Qualifier English: | cerebrospinal fluid |
| Qualifier Spanish: | líquido cefalorraquídeo |
| Qualifier Portuguese: | líquido cefalorraquidiano |
| Qualifier French: | liquide cérébrospinal |
| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/Q000134 |
| Scope note: | Used for the presence or analysis of substances in the cerebrospinal fluid; also for examination of or changes in cerebrospinal fluid in disease states. |
| 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 |
| Online Note: | search policy: Online Manual; use: main heading/CF or CF (SH) or SUBS APPLY CF |
| History Note: | 67; used with Category C, D & F 1967-74; B2, C, D & F3 1975-86; B2, C, D, F3, AGING, CLIMACTERIC+, INFANT, NEWBORN+, PREGNANCY+, PREGNANCY, ANIMAL+, PUBERTY+ & PUERPERIUM+ 1987; B2, C, D, F3, AGING, CLIMACTERIC+, INFANT, NEWBORN+, PREGNANCY+, PREGNANCY, ANIMAL+, PUBERTY+, PUERPERIUM+ & SMOKING 1989; B2, C, D1-24 & F3 1990 forward |
| Entry Version: | CSF |
| Abbreviation: | CF |
| DeCS ID: | 22043 |
| Unique ID: | Q000134 |
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents |
| Date Established: | 1967/01/01 |
| Date of Entry: | 1973/12/27 |
| Revision Date: | 2003/07/22 |
cerebrospinal fluid
- Preferred
| Concept UI |
M0030318 |
| Scope note | Used for the presence or analysis of substances in the cerebrospinal fluid; also for examination of or changes in cerebrospinal fluid in disease states. |
| Preferred term | cerebrospinal fluid |
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