adluminal

English

Etymology

ad- +‎ luminal

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ædˈlumɪnəl/

Adjective

adluminal (not comparable)

(anatomy) Near or toward the lumen of a seminiferous tubule.
- 2004, William O. Reece, Functional Anatomy and Physiology of Domestic Animals‎, →ISBN, page 380:
  Spermatozoa move to the epididymis by the flow of fluid into the lumen of the seminiferous tubules from the adluminal spaces.

Antonyms

abluminal

Translations

near or toward the lumen of a seminiferous tubule

Portuguese: adluminal

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.dlu.miˈnaw/ [a.dlu.miˈnaʊ̯]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.dlu.miˈnal/ [ɐ.ðlu.miˈnaɫ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.dlu.miˈna.li/ [ɐ.ðlu.miˈna.li]

Adjective

adluminal m or f (plural adluminais)

(anatomy) adluminal (near or toward the lumen of a seminiferous tubule)

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