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Lumen
Term	Lumen
Short definition	lumen (LOO-men) The cavity or canal in a tube or tubular organ such as a blood vessel or the intestine
Type	Cancer terms
Specialty	Oncology
Language	English
Source	NCI
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lumen - (pronounced) (LOO-men) The cavity or canal in a tube or tubular organ such as a blood vessel or the intestine

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-|Short definition=spinal tap (LUM-bar PUNK-cher) A procedure in which a thin, hollow needle is inserted into the lower part of the spine to collect a sample of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). To do this, the needle is placed between two bones in the spine and into the subarachnoid space (the fluid-filled space between the thin layers of tissue around the spinal cord).
+|Short definition=lumen (LOO-men) The cavity or canal in a tube or tubular organ such as a blood vessel or the intestine
 |Type=Cancer terms
 |Specialty=Oncology