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interstitial fluid

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Noun1.interstitial fluid - liquid found between the cells of the body that provides much of the liquid environment of the body
ECF, extracellular fluid - liquid containing proteins and electrolytes including the liquid in blood plasma and interstitial fluid; "the body normally has about 15 quarts of extracellular fluid"

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Argenta awoke in the middle of the night with an idea: He envisioned placing a sterile foam dressing onto a wound, sealing the wound site with an adhesive drape, and then running a tube from the dressing to a controlled vacuum unit, to remove infectious and other unwanted materials, such as interstitial fluid, from the site.
The weight of the baby and an increase in blood volume, interstitial fluid (edema or swelling) and intrauterine fluid combine to add significant pressure on the hip, knee and ankle joints of expecting women.
These help in reducing and/or maintaining lymphoedema by decreasing the amount of interstitial fluid, preventing lymph back flow and enhancing the muscle pump action by providing an inelastic barrier for the muscle to work against.
 
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