extraluminal

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English

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Etymology

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From extra- +‎ luminal.

Adjective

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extraluminal (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy) Outside the lumen.
    • 2015 August 20, “The Decrease of Peripheral Blood CD4+ T Cells Indicates Abdominal Compartment Syndrome in Severe Acute Pancreatitis”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      The infection of pancreatic necrosis was presumed when extraluminal gas emerged in the peripancreatic and / or pancreatic tissues on contrast-enhanced CT or when percutaneous fine-needle aspiration was positive for bacteria and / or fungi on Gram stain and culture.