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lumen

noun

A cavity or passage in a tubular organ

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Word length
5
Starts with
L
Ends with
N
Contains
UM
Scrabble score
7

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Pronunciation

ˈluːmən

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noun

  1. A cavity or passage in a tubular organ

    “The lumen of the intestine”

noun

  1. 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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