extracellular fluid

n.

The interstitial fluid and the plasma, constituting about 20 percent of the weight of the body.

All fluid outside of cells, usually excluding transcellular fluid.

Nearby words

extracapsular ankylosis, extracapsular ligament, extracellular, extracellular , extracellular enzyme, extracellular fluid, extracellular matrix, extracellular toxin, extrachromosomal, extrachromosomal element, extrachromosomal inheritance

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