Definition of transmural in English:
transmural
adjective tranzˈmjʊːr(ə)l-ns-trɑːnz-transˈmyo͝orəl
Medicine Existing or occurring across the entire wall of an organ or blood vessel.
Example sentencesExamples
- Localized rebound tenderness signifies only limited and localized transmural inflammation.
- The right ventricular free wall displayed numerous areas with nearly transmural adiposity.
- The resected portion of stomach had a hemorrhagic, necrotic thickened wall and showed extensive, acute suppurative inflammation, especially in the submucosa, with focal transmural involvement.
- There were also multiple areas of hemorrhagic necrosis with transmural extension.
- A transmural recent hemorrhage was noted at the distal resection margin, consistent with a history of recent perforation.