The lumen of the intestine. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Latin vocabulary of that time this external agent was designated by the term lumen while lux was used to indicate its mental representation. From Wordnik.com. [OPTICS AND VISION] Reference
They must be sealed to avoid moisture and kept clean to maintain lumen maintenance. From Wordnik.com. [Lighting the Big Apple With L.E.D.’s - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference
Lifetime typically refers to the useful time of light output, also referred to as lumen maintenance. From Wordnik.com. [Electronic House Recently Filed] Reference
It also calculates metrics such as lumen output, lumens per watt, lumens per dollar and more. From Wordnik.com. [EE Times-Asia] Reference
Deum de Deo, lumen de lumine, Deum verum de Deo vero. From Wordnik.com. [The St. Gregory Hymnal and Catholic Choir Book] Reference
Test-tube brush to fit the lumen of the candle, enclosed in. From Wordnik.com. [The Elements of Bacteriological Technique A Laboratory Guide for Medical, Dental, and Technical Students. Second Edition Rewritten and Enlarged.] Reference
It developed into the medieval notion of the lumen naturale, the “natural light.”. From Wordnik.com. [NATURE] Reference
True there's an energy savings of watts per lumen, but again that's not the whole story. From Wordnik.com. [You Can't Shop Your Way Green] Reference
Today angiograms are the gold standard for finding bumps, bulges and blockages in an artery's lumen. From Wordnik.com. [SEARCHING FOR HIDDEN HEART RISKS] Reference
Owing to its thin walls and small lumen the allantois was traced only a short distance into the umbilical stalk. From Wordnik.com. [Development of the Digestive Canal of the American Alligator] Reference
Its walls are thick, and its lumen is almost obliterated by the longitudinal folds of the mucosa, mentioned above. From Wordnik.com. [Development of the Digestive Canal of the American Alligator] Reference
It is quite frequently found in large numbers, almost filling the lumen of the intestine of an unthrifty pig (Fig. 75). From Wordnik.com. [Common Diseases of Farm Animals] Reference
Birnbacher describe proliferation of the endothelium of the large veins with contraction and obliteration of their lumen. From Wordnik.com. [Glaucoma A Symposium Presented at a Meeting of the Chicago Ophthalmological Society, November 17, 1913] Reference
Prepare the animal as for intravenous inoculation (see page 363) and introduce the syringe needle into the lumen of the selected vein. From Wordnik.com. [The Elements of Bacteriological Technique A Laboratory Guide for Medical, Dental, and Technical Students. Second Edition Rewritten and Enlarged.] Reference
At the same time, however, the nature of the lumen was discussed in depth, espe - cially the nature of the species, a name which in the. From Wordnik.com. [OPTICS AND VISION] Reference
In one instance of ligature of the anterior tibial artery for such hæmorrhage three-quarters of the whole lumen of the vessel had been devitalised. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre] Reference
Where the lumen of the affected vessel is not completely occluded, there may be no manifestation of lameness when the ailing animal is moderately exercised. From Wordnik.com. [Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1] Reference
The lumen may, in this embryo, be traced for only a few sections, caudad to which the thyroid is seen as a small, solid mass of cells unattached to the oral groove. From Wordnik.com. [Development of the Digestive Canal of the American Alligator] Reference
The next section caudad to this shows the thyroid as a round, compact mass of cells, with a very small lumen, still closely fused with the bottom of the oral groove. From Wordnik.com. [Development of the Digestive Canal of the American Alligator] Reference
As has been said, the oesophagus here has no lumen, and when examined under high magnification its walls are found to be completely fused, not merely in close contact. From Wordnik.com. [Development of the Digestive Canal of the American Alligator] Reference
The wall of the ascending colon was generally thickened, and from this, in three places, openings with rounded margins connected the abscess cavities with the lumen of the bowel. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre] Reference
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