| mural | 1. Of or pertaining to a wall; being on, or in, a wall; growing on, or against, a wall; as, a mural quadrant. "Mural breach." . "Mural fruit." . 2. Resembling a wall; perpendicular or steep; as, a mural precipice. <astronomy> Mural circle, a golden crown, or circle of gold indented so as to resemble a battlement, bestowed on him who first mounted the wall of a besieged place, and there lodged a standard. Origin: F, fr. L. Muralis, fr. Murus wall. See Mure a wall. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| mural aneurysm | Thinning, stretching, and bulging of a weakened ventricular wall, usually as a result of myocardial infarction; rarely postinflammatory or congenital. Synonym: mural aneurysm, ventricular aneurysm. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mural cell | A nonendothelial cell enclosed within the basement membrane of retinal capillaries. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mural endocarditis | Inflammation of the endocardium involving the walls of the chambers of the heart. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mural pregnancy | Pregnancy in uterine muscular wall. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mural thrombosis | The formation of a thrombus in contact with the endocardial lining of a cardiac chamber, or a large blood vessel, if not occlusive. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mural thrombus | A thrombus formed on and attached to a diseased patch of endocardium, not on a valve or on one side of a large blood vessel. See: parietal thrombus. (05 Mar 2000) |