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English
Etymology
From ad- + luminal.
Pronunciation
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
Translations
near or toward the lumen of a seminiferous tubule
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Adjective
adluminal m or f (plural adluminais)
- (anatomy) adluminal (near or toward the lumen of a seminiferous tubule)