Preferred Label : gingival crevicular fluid;
MeSH definition : A fluid occurring in minute amounts in the gingival crevice, believed by some authorities
to be an inflammatory exudate and by others to cleanse material from the crevice,
containing sticky plasma proteins which improve adhesions of the epithelial attachment,
have antimicrobial properties, and exert antibody activity. (From Jablonski, Illustrated
Dictionary of Dentistry, 1982);
MeSH synonym : exudates, gingival; crevicular fluids, gingival; fluid, gingival crevicular; gingival crevicular fluids; exudate, gingival; crevicular fluid, gingival; fluids, gingival crevicular; gingival exudate; gingival exudates;
MeSH annotation : note X ref; crevicular refers to the gingival crevice;
Origin ID : D005883;
UMLS CUI : C0017564;
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A fluid occurring in minute amounts in the gingival crevice, believed by some authorities
to be an inflammatory exudate and by others to cleanse material from the crevice,
containing sticky plasma proteins which improve adhesions of the epithelial attachment,
have antimicrobial properties, and exert antibody activity. (From Jablonski, Illustrated
Dictionary of Dentistry, 1982)