Body Substance
body substance
bod·y sub·stance
Definitions related to body substance:
  • Material physical anatomical entity in a gaseous, liquid, semisolid or solid state, with or without the admixture of cells and biological macromolecules; produced by anatomical structures or derived from inhaled and ingested substances that have been modified by anatomical structures as they pass through the body. Examples: saliva, semen, cerebrospinal fluid, inhaled air, urine, feces, blood, plasma, lymph.
    Digital Anatomist
    University of Washington, 2003
  • (portion of body substance) Material anatomical entity, each instance of which is either in fluid or solid state, with or without admixture of some cells and biological macromolecules; produced by some anatomical structures or derived from some inhaled or ingested substances that have been modified by anatomical structures. Examples: portion of saliva, portion of semen, portion of cerebrospinal fluid, portion of respiratory air, portion of urine, feces, portion of blood, portion of plasma, portion of lymph.
    Foundational Model of Anatomy
    University of Washington, 2017
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