bodily fluids
Blood, sweat, tears
Bodily fluids are the liquids produced by or contained within the human body: blood, urine, saliva, sweat, tears, semen, breast milk, and others.
The term appears most often in medical contexts or discussions of disease transmission, hygiene, and biohazard protocols.
The lab technician followed strict procedures when handling bodily fluids.
Body's oxygen carrier
- plasmaElectrified matter state
- salivaMouth's digestive secretion
- mucusProtective bodily secretion
- cerebrospinalOf brain and spinal cord
synovial · semen · vaginal · amniotic · bile · gastric · sweat · tears
Movement through a system
- hydrationBodily fluid replenishment
- secretionSubstance released by glands
- excretionRemoval of metabolic waste
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
homeostasis · osmosis · filtration · absorption · electrolytes · pH · viscosity · volume
Individual for examination
- sampleSubset for study
- analysisMethodical study of parts
- cultureCollective social practices
- testEvaluative examination
transfusion · donation · extraction · drainage · catheter · collection · centrifuge · biopsy
Dangerous living organism risk
- infectiousAble to spread disease
- spillAccidental liquid release
- leakageUnintended fluid escape
- contaminatedMade impure by contact
bloodborne · pathogens · exposure · sharps · disposal · PPE · gloves · cleanup
blood
Body's oxygen carrier
cerebrospinal · synovial · semen · vaginal · amniotic · bile · gastric · sweat · tears · urine
circulation
Movement through a system
- hydrationBodily fluid replenishment
- secretionSubstance released by glands
- excretionRemoval of metabolic waste
regulation · homeostasis · osmosis · filtration · absorption · electrolytes · pH · viscosity · volume · production
specimen
Individual for examination
test · transfusion · donation · extraction · drainage · catheter · collection · centrifuge · biopsy · lab
biohazard
Dangerous living organism risk
- infectiousAble to spread disease
- spillAccidental liquid release
- leakageUnintended fluid escape
contaminated · bloodborne · pathogens · exposure · sharps · disposal · PPE · gloves · cleanup · sterilization
- filthdirt, grime, dirty, filthy, muck
- grossvomit, pus, poop, boogers, snot
- forensicsDNA, DNA analysis, fingerprints, forensics, criminalistics
- ancient medicinephysicians, healers, Hippocratic Oath, Hippocratic oath, four humors
- Biohazardsanthrax, HIV, pathogens, prions, smallpox
- crude humorpoop jokes, burp jokes, toilet humor, potty humor, bathroom humor
bodily fluidsbone
Hard skeletal tissue
cartilage · skeletal structure · teeth · muscle tissue · organs
body, fluid, bodily, embody, bodies, embodiment, embodied, disembodied, embodying