lumen
noun/ˈluːmən/
Frequency rank: #11,908 most common English word
Meaning
the hollow channel or cavity inside a tubular structure such as a blood vessel or intestine.
Example sentence
Doctors used an endoscope to examine the lumen of the patient's intestine.
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