cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea

rhinorrhea

 [ri″no-re´ah]
the free discharge of a thin nasal mucus.
cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea discharge of cerebrospinal fluid through the nose, usually due to skull fracture.
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cer·e·bro·spi·nal flu·id rhi·nor·rhe·a

a discharge of cerebrospinal fluid from the nose.
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cer·e·bro·spi·nal flu·id rhi·nor·rhe·a

(ser'ĕ-brō-spī'năl flū'id rī-nōr-ē'ă)
A discharge of cerebrospinal fluid from the nose. Basal skull fracture may cause tears in the dura, thus allowing cerebrospinal fluid to leak through the nose.
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cer·e·bro·spi·nal flu·id rhi·nor·rhe·a

(ser'ĕ-brō-spī'năl flū'id rī-nōr-ē'ă)
Discharge of cerebrospinal fluid from the nose.
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