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Exudates and Transudates

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Definition: Exudates are fluids, CELLS, or other cellular substances that are slowly discharged from BLOOD VESSELS usually from inflamed tissues. Transudates are fluids that pass through a membrane or squeeze through tissue or into the EXTRACELLULAR SPACE of TISSUES. Transudates are thin and watery and contain few cells or PROTEINS.     
See Also Ascitic Fluid; Pericardial Effusion; Pleural Effusion; Seroma
Examples Cyst Fluid; Dentinal Fluid; Gingival Crevicular Fluid; Subretinal Fluid 		Other names Transudates; Transudate; Exudate; Transudates and Exudates; Exudates

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