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Luminal vs Ruminal - What's the difference?

luminal | ruminal |

As adjectives the difference between luminal and ruminal

is that luminal is of or pertaining to the lumen while ruminal is of, relating to, or situated inside the rumen.

As a noun luminal

is a sedative.

luminal

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (biology) of or pertaining to the lumen

    • Antonyms

    * (biology) basalolateral

    Derived terms

    * (biology) transluminal

    Noun

    (-)
  • (medicine) A sedative.

    • Synonyms

    * (medicine) sodium thiopental

    ruminal

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • of, relating to, or situated inside the rumen
  • *{{quote-journal, 1998, date=September 11, Francisco Diez-Gonzalez et al., Grain Feeding and the Dissemination of Acid-Resistant Escherichia coli from Cattle, Science citation
    • , passage=Mature, nonlactating Holstein cows were surgically modified so that ruminal contents could be removed directly from the rumen (IACUC protocol 95-1-97). }}
  • *{{quote-journal, 2001, date=June 29, T. G. Lilburn et al., Nitrogen Fixation by Symbiotic and Free-Living Spirochetes, Science citation
    • , passage=Homologs of nifH were also present in human oral and bovine ruminal treponemes. }}