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Lumen vs Transluminal - What's the difference?

lumen | transluminal |

In anatomy|lang=en terms the difference between lumen and transluminal

is that lumen is (anatomy) the cavity or channel within a tube or tubular organ while transluminal is (anatomy) across a lumen.

As a noun lumen

is (physics) in the international system of units, the derived unit of luminous flux; the light that is emitted in a solid angle of one steradian from a source of one candela symbol: lm.

As an adjective transluminal is

(anatomy) across a lumen.

lumen

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (physics) In the International System of Units, the derived unit of luminous flux; the light that is emitted in a solid angle of one steradian from a source of one candela. Symbol: lm.
  • (anatomy) The cavity or channel within a tube or tubular organ.
  • (botany) The cavity bounded by a plant cell wall.
  • (medicine) The bore of a tube such as a hollow needle or catheter.

    • Derived terms

    * lumenal * luminal ----

    transluminal

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (anatomy) Across a lumen