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LUMINAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Luminal mean? 

LUMINAL (noun)
  The noun LUMINAL has 1 sense:

1. a long-acting barbiturate used as a sedativeplay

  Familiarity information: LUMINAL used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


LUMINAL (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A long-acting barbiturate used as a sedative

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

Luminal; phenobarbital; phenobarbitone; purple heart; sodium thiopental

Hypernyms ("Luminal" is a kind of...):

barbiturate (organic compound having powerful soporific effect; overdose can be fatal)


 Context examples 


Percent luminal narrowing of the left main coronary artery, at the point of maximal stenosis of the left main coronary artery.

(Left Main Coronary Artery Stenosis, NCI Thesaurus)

This cell plays a key role in cell-mediated mucosal defense, the down-regulation of immune responses to harmless luminal antigens and in epithelial cell growth and repair.

(Intraepithelial T-Lymphocyte of the Intestine, NCI Thesaurus)

Luminal narrowing within the stented segment of a vessel.

(In Stent Restenosis, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

The epithelial polarity of the malignant cells is preserved and luminal differentiation is present in all glands.

(Gleason Pattern 1, NCI Thesaurus)

Upon oral administration, linaclotide binds to and activates GC-C receptors located on the luminal surface of the intestinal epithelium.

(Linaclotide, NCI Thesaurus)

This subtype of breast cancer is associated with a good prognosis, although not as favorable as the luminal A subtype.

(Luminal B Breast Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A pancreatic epithelial neoplasia characterized by the presence of papillary and rarely flat architectural patterns with formation of cribriform patterns and luminal necrosis.

(Pancreatic Intraepithelial Neoplasia-3, NCI Thesaurus)

Mitoses are rare, but when present are non-luminal (not apical) and not atypical.

(Mouse Pancreatic Intraepithelial Neoplasia-2, NCI Thesaurus/MMHCC)

The luminal cells may include ductal, alveolar, and stem cell populations.

(Luminal Carcinoma of the Mouse Mammary Gland, NCI Thesaurus/MMHCC)

The number of coronary arteries that have at least 70% luminal obstruction.

(Coronary Artery Number of Diseased Vessels (Excludes Left Main Disease), NCI Thesaurus)



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