body substance

/ˌbɑdi ˌsʌbstəns/

Other forms: body substances

Definitions of body substance

1. noun

   the substance of the body
   types:

   solid body substance

   the solid parts of the body

   bodily fluid, body fluid, humor, humour, liquid body substance

   the liquid parts of the body

   chromatin, chromatin granule

   the readily stainable substance of a cell nucleus consisting of DNA and RNA and various proteins; during mitotic division it condenses into chromosomes

   achromatin

   the part of a cell nucleus that is relatively uncolored by stains or dyes

   linin

   an obsolete term for the network of viscous material in the cell nucleus on which the chromatin granules were thought to be suspended

   ground substance, intercellular substance, matrix

   the body substance in which tissue cells are embedded

   humor, humour

   (Middle Ages) one of the four fluids in the body whose balance was believed to determine your emotional and physical state

   scab

   the crustlike surface of a healing skin lesion

   node

   any bulge or swelling of an anatomical structure or part

   enamel, tooth enamel

   hard white substance covering the crown of a tooth

   cement, cementum

   a specialized bony substance covering the root of a tooth

   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

   intracellular fluid

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

   juice, succus

   any of several liquids of the body

   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

   blood

   the fluid (red in vertebrates) that is pumped through the body by the heart and contains plasma, blood cells, and platelets

   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

   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

   choler, yellow bile

   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

   festering, ichor, purulence, pus, sanies, suppuration

   a fluid product of inflammation

   sex chromatin

   chromatin found only in female cells

   cerebrospinal fluid, spinal fluid

   clear liquid produced in the ventricles of the brain; fills and protects cavities in the brain and spinal cord

   type of:

   substance

   the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists