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Fluids and Secretions

Medical Definition:	Liquid substances produced by living organisms to fulfill specific functions or excreted as waste. Secretions do not include hormones or enzymes.
Guide Notes:	not used for indexing CATALOG: do not use
Previously Indexed:	Body Fluids (1966-1997),specific body fluids (1966-1997),specific organ/secretion (1966-1997),specific secretion (1966-1997)

Fluids and Secretions Categories.

	Amniotic Fluid - Amniotic cavity fluid which is produced by the AMNION and fetal lungs and kidneys.
	Bodily Secretions - Endogenous substances produced through the activity of intact cells of glands, tissues, or organs. They do not include hormones or enzymes.
	Body Fluids - Liquid components of living organisms.
	Dental Deposits
	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.
	Feces - Excrement from the INTESTINES, containing unabsorbed solids, waste products, secretions, and BACTERIA of the DIGESTIVE SYSTEM.
	Gastrointestinal Contents - The contents included in all or any segment of the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT.
	Hyalin - A clear, homogenous, structureless, eosinophilic substance occurring in pathological degeneration of tissues.

Fluids and Secretions Medical Definitions and Terms

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