Look up: lumen

1. Lumen
   [anatomy] A lumen (Lat. lūmen, an opening or light) (pl. lumina) in biology is the inside space of a tubular structure, such as an artery or intestine. By extension, a lumen can also be the inside space of a cellular component or structure, such as the endoplasmic reticulum. ==Examples of lumina== ==Transluminal procedures== ...
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2. lumen
   Latin, meaning: light, lamp, lantern / light of day / the eye / clearness / understanding.
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3. Lumen
   (Latin) light, light of day.
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4. lumen
   In nematodes: Triradiate canal or duct of the esophagus. In fungi: The space bounded by tissue or wall, as the central cavity of a cell.
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5. Lumen
   The cavity or channel within a tube or tubular organ.
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6. Lumen
   Measurement of 'candle power' or light output, a unit of light falling on a surface.
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7. lumen
   [n] - a unit of luminous flux equal to the amount of light given out through a solid angle of 1 steradian by a point source of 1 candela intensity radiating uniformly in all directions 2. [n] - a cavity or passage in a tubular organ
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8. Lumen
   The derived SI unit of luminous flux, defined as the luminous flux emitted by a uniform point source of 1 candela [cd] emitting its luminous energy over a solid angle of 1 steradian [sr]; it thus has units of cd sr. The lumen is often abbreviated to lm. See also: Illuminance.
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9. lumen
   Lumen (lm) is the SI derived unit of luminous flux. The lumen is the luminous flux emitted in a solid angle of one steradian by a point source having a uniform intensity of one candela (1lm =1 cd·sr).
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10. Lumen
    A hollow fibre
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11. Lumen
    A cavity in a tubular organ.
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12. Lumen
    Lumen: A luminous term referring to the channel within a tube such as a blood vessel or to the cavity within a hollow organ such as the intestine. Lumen is a luminous term because it is Latin for light, including the light that comes through a window. When a hollow organ is cut across, you can see l...
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13. lumen
    the inner cavity of a cell...the canal runs in a longitudinal direction in a fiber Category: Botany and zoology • the mature cotton fiber consists of six parts...6. the --: the hollow space inside the collapsed fiber often contains solid matter which is the dried remains of the...protopl...
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14. Lumen
    A measure of the amount of light available from a light source equivalent to the light emitted by one candle.
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15. lumen
    A cavity or space within a tube or sac.
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16. Lumen
    Lu'men noun ; plural Latin Lumina , English Lumens . [ Latin , light, an opening for light.] 1. (Photom.) (a) A unit of illumination, being the amount of illumination of a unit area of spherical surface, due to...
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17. lumen
    <anatomy> The cavity or channel within a tube or tubular organ. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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18. lumen
    noun a cavity or passage in a tubular organ; `the lumen of the intestine`
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19. lumen
    lm noun a unit of luminous flux equal to the amount of light given out through a solid angle of 1 steradian by a point source of 1 candela intensity radiating uniformly in all directions
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20. lumen
    (loo´mәn) Latin word meaning light. In anatomy, it is to denote the cavity or channel within a tube or tubular organ, such as a blood vessel or the intestine. the SI unit of rate of flow of radiant energy, specifically that of visible light. adj., lu´minal., adj.
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21. Lumen
    • (n.) A unit of light flux, being the flux through one square meter of surface the illumination of which is uniform and of unit brightness. • (n.) An opening, space, or cavity, esp. a tubular cavity; a vacuole. • (n.) A unit of illumination, being the amount of illumination of a unit...
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22. lumen
    (from the article `respiration, human`) ...and the prominence more marked in men than in women, which has given this structure the common name of Adam`s apple. Behind the shieldlike thyroid ...
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23. lumen
    unit of luminous flux, or amount of light, defined as the amount streaming outward through one steradian (a unit of solid angle, part of the volume ... [2 related articles]
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24. lumen
    (L. 'light') the cavity or channel within a tube or tubular organ.
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25. lumen
    lumen (s); lumina (pl) 1. In physics, the SI unit of luminous flux, equal to the amount of light crossing a unit area at a unit distance from a light source of luminous intensity of one candela. Symbol lm. 2. In anatomy, the space inside any tubular structure in the body, e.g., an intestine, artery, or vein. 3. In botany, the cavity wi...
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