bodily fluid

body substance - the substance of the body

aqueous humor, aqueous humour - the limpid fluid within the eyeball between the cornea and the lens

vitreous body, vitreous humor, vitreous humour - the clear colorless transparent jelly that fills the posterior chamber of the eyeball

endolymph - the bodily fluid that fills the membranous labyrinth of the inner ear

perilymph - the bodily fluid that fills the space between the bony labyrinth and the membranous labyrinth of the inner ear

ECF, extracellular fluid - liquid containing proteins and electrolytes including the liquid in blood plasma and interstitial fluid; "the body normally has about 15 quarts of extracellular fluid"

intracellular fluid - liquid contained inside the cell membranes (usually containing dissolved solutes)

succus, juice - any of several liquids of the body; "digestive juices"

karyolymph - a clear liquid in the cell nucleus in which the nucleolus and chromatin and other structures are dispersed

milk - produced by mammary glands of female mammals for feeding their young

amnionic fluid, amniotic fluid, waters - the serous fluid in which the embryo is suspended inside the amnion; "before a woman gives birth her waters break"

blood - the fluid (red in vertebrates) that is pumped through the body by the heart and contains plasma, blood cells, and platelets; "blood carries oxygen and nutrients to the tissues and carries away waste products"; "the ancients believed that blood was the seat of the emotions"

blood serum, serum - an amber, watery fluid, rich in proteins, that separates out when blood coagulates

chyle - a milky fluid consisting of lymph and emulsified fats; formed in the small intestine during digestion of ingested fats

lymph - a thin coagulable fluid (similar to plasma but) containing white blood cells (lymphocytes) and chyle; is conveyed to the blood stream by lymphatic vessels

come, seminal fluid, seed - the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

ink - dark protective fluid ejected into the water by cuttlefish and other cephalopods

secretion - a functionally specialized substance (especially one that is not a waste) released from a gland or cell

black bile, melancholy - a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause sadness and melancholy

yellow bile, choler - a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the liver and to cause irritability and anger

lochia - substance discharged from the vagina (cellular debris and mucus and blood) that gradually decreases in amount during the weeks following childbirth

sanies, suppuration, festering, ichor, purulence, pus - a fluid product of inflammation

cerebrospinal fluid, spinal fluid - clear liquid produced in the ventricles of the brain; fills and protects cavities in the brain and spinal cord