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lumen
noun
A cavity or passage in a tubular organ
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ˈluːmən
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noun
A cavity or passage in a tubular organ
“The lumen of the intestine”
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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The lumen of the intestine
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