CSF

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A form of cerebrospinal fluid — A clear bodily fluid in the form of a very pure saline solution with microglia that occupies the subarachnoid space in the brain (between the skull and the cerebral cortex), and which acts as a cushion or buffer for the cortex.

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Meanings

nounCSF (countable and uncountable, plural CSFs)

plural CSFs

  1. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablemedicineInitialism of cerebrospinal fluid.
  2. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablebiologyInitialism of classical swine fever, caused by Pestivirus C (CSFV).
  3. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablemanagementInitialism of critical success factor.
  4. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of colony-stimulating factor.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
cerebrospinal fluidcolony-stimulating factorcritical success factorswine fever

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

CSF. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/CSF

MLA

“CSF.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/CSF. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “CSF,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/CSF.

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