Mesh term Exudates and Transudates
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Description
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.Browse to child terms:
Cyst Fluid
Dentinal Fluid
Gingival Crevicular Fluid
Subretinal Fluid
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