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Fluids and Secretions > Exudates and Transudates

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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.

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  • Transudates and Exudates

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