Penumbra (disambiguation)
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The penumbra is the part of a shadow where the light source is only partially blocked.
Penumbra may also refer to:
Penumbra may also refer to:
- Penumbra (medicine)Penumbra (medicine)In pathology and anatomy the penumbra is the area surrounding an ischemic event such as an ischemic, thrombotic or embolic stroke. Immediately following the event, blood flow and therefore oxygen transport is reduced locally, leading to hypoxia of the cells near the location of the original insult...
, surviving tissue at the margin of an ischemic event (such as a stroke) which is in danger of hypoxia and subsequent cell death - Penumbra (band)Penumbra (band)Penumbra is a French gothic metal band. They have released their last two albums through Season of Mist. - Formation of Penumbra :The original founders of Penumbra were Jarlaath and Dorian, who met at a concert in 1996...
, a French Gothic Metal band - Penumbra (DS9 episode)Penumbra (DS9 episode)"Penumbra" is an episode from the seventh season of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, the first of the ten final chapters.-Plot:At the bar, Ezri Dax learns that the USS Defiant has given up the search for Worf, who was lost in the Badlands while commanding a Klingon ship attacked by the Jem'Hadar. Ezri...
, an episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Penumbra (film), an upcoming Argentine film
- Penumbra (Sun), the ring-shaped semi-bright region of a sunspot that surrounds the darker umbra
- Penumbra (World of Darkness), a region in the World of Darkness line of role-playing games
- Penumbra (video game series)Penumbra (video game series)Penumbra is the name of an episodic video game series by developer Frictional Games, published by Lexicon Entertainment and Paradox Interactive. The games use the HPL Engine, initially developed as a tech demo...
, a series of video games by Frictional Games - Penumbra (Supreme Court), additional right to privacy not explicitly written into the U.S. Constitution. Supported by Griswold v. ConnecticutGriswold v. ConnecticutGriswold v. Connecticut, , was a landmark case in which the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that the Constitution protected a right to privacy. The case involved a Connecticut law that prohibited the use of contraceptives...
- Penumbra Theatre CompanyPenumbra Theatre CompanyThe Penumbra Theatre Company, an African-American theatre in Saint Paul, Minnesota, was founded by Lou Bellamy in 1976. The theater has been recognized for its artistic quality and its role in launching the careers of playwrights including two-time Pulitzer Prize winner August Wilson...
, an African American theatre in Saint Paul, Minnesota - Penumbra (medical device), a medical device which vacuums clots from arteriesArteryArteries are blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart. This blood is normally oxygenated, exceptions made for the pulmonary and umbilical arteries....
- Penumbra (jazz recording), 1996 jazz recording by flugelhornist Dmitri Matheny
- The Penumbra series of episodic first-person adventure games, which consists of Penumbra: OverturePenumbra: OverturePenumbra: Overture is the first in a series of episodic first-person adventure games developed by Swedish developer Frictional Games. It was originally intended as the first episode of a trilogy. With the announcement of the second episode, Penumbra: Black Plague, it was stated that the second game...
, Penumbra: Black PlaguePenumbra: Black PlaguePenumbra: Black Plague is the second installment of the Penumbra series of episodic computer games developed by Swedish developer Frictional Games. The story continues from the previous episode, Penumbra: Overture, showing the protagonist Philip moving away from the abandoned mine setting of the...
and Penumbra: RequiemPenumbra: RequiemPenumbra: Requiem is an expansion pack to the game Penumbra: Black Plague by Frictional Games.- Gameplay :Like the previous games, Requiem is an exploration-based adventure game that takes place from a first-person perspective and final installment of the main series...