Meanings
adjectiveextraluminal (not comparable)
- not comparableanatomyOutside the lumen.
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.
2015 August 20, “The Decrease of Peripheral Blood CD4+ T Cells Indicates Abdominal Compartment Syndrome in Severe Acute Pancreatitis”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
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“extraluminal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extraluminal. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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