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Definition of Fluid
Flu´id Pronunciation: flū´ĭd | a. | 1. | Having particles which easily move and change their relative position without a separation of the mass, and which easily yield to pressure; capable of flowing; liquid or gaseous. | | n. | 1. | A fluid substance; a body whose particles move easily among themselves.| Fluids of the body | | (Physiol.) The circulating blood and lymph, the chyle, the gastric, pancreatic, and intestinal juices, the saliva, bile, urine, aqueous humor, and muscle serum are the more important fluids of the body. The tissues themselves contain a large amount of combined water, so much, that an entire human body dried in vacuo with a very moderate degree of heat gives about 66 per cent of water. |
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