transmural /trans·mu·ral/ (trans-mu´ral) through the wall of an organ; extending through or affecting the entire thickness of the wall of an organ or cavity.
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transmural
trans·mu·ral (tr ns-my r  l, trnz-)adj. Passing through a wall, as of the body or of a cyst or any hollow structure. |
transmural
[-m(y)o̅o̅′rəl]
Etymology: L, trans + murus, wall
pertaining to the entire thickness of the wall of an organ, such as a transmural myocardial infarction, or through any wall such as the body or cyst of a hollow structure.
transmural
through the wall of an organ; extending through or affecting the entire thickness of the wall of an organ or cavity.
transmural pressure gradient
pressure difference across a wall, as of a capillary. See also starling's hypothesis.
transmural
adjective Through a wall
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