transudate
[tran´su-dāt] a fluid substance that has passed through a membrane or has been extruded from a tissue; in contrast to an exudate, a transudate is characterized by high fluidity and a low content of protein, cells, or solid matter derived from cells.
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tran·su·date
(tranz'yū-dāt), Any fluid (solvent and solute) that has passed through a presumably normal membrane, such as the capillary wall, as a result of imbalanced hydrostatic and osmotic forces; characteristically low in protein unless there has been secondary concentration. Compare:
exudate.
[trans- + L. sudo, pp. -atus, to sweat]
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transudate
(trăn-so͞o′dāt′, -syo͞o′-, trăn′so͝o-dāt′, -syo͝o-) also transudation
(trăn′so͝o-dā′shən, -syo͝o-)n.1. A product of the process of transuding.
2. A substance that transudes.
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tran·su·date
(tran'sū-dāt) Any fluid (solvent and solute) that has passed through a presumably normal membrane, such as the capillary wall, as a result of unbalanced hydrostatic and osmotic forces; characteristically low in protein unless there has been secondary concentration.
Compare:
exudate Synonym(s):
transudation (2) .
[trans- + L. sudo, pp. -atus, to sweat]
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transudate
1. A fluid that has passed through a membrane.
2. A collection of fluid resulting from increased capillary pressure in capillary beds or decreased osmosis from reduced blood protein.
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transudate
any substance that passes through a membrane, especially through the wall of a capillaryCollins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
Transudate
The type of pleural effusion seen with heart failure or other disorders of the circulation. It features clear fluid containing few cells and little protein.
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tran·su·date
(tran'sū-dāt) Any fluid (solvent and solute) that has passed through a presumably normal membrane, such as the capillary wall, as a result of imbalanced hydrostatic and osmotic forces.
[trans- + L. sudo, pp. -atus, to sweat]
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