csf

(medicine) Initialism of cerebrospinal fluid. [(medicine) A clear bodily fluid in the form of a very pure saline solution with microglia that occupies the subarachnoid space in the brain (between the skull and the cerebral cortex), and which acts as a cushion or buffer for the cortex.]

(management) Initialism of critical success factor. [(management) An element that is necessary for an organization or project to achieve its mission.]

(virology) Initialism of classical swine fever, caused by Pestivirus C (CSFV).

Initialism of colony-stimulating factor. [(biochemistry) A secreted glycoprotein that binds to receptor proteins on the surfaces of committed progenitors in the bone marrow, thereby activating intracellular signaling pathways that can cause the cells to proliferate and differentiate into a specific kind of blood cell.]