Penumbra (disambiguation)

Penumbra (disambiguation)

The penumbra is the part of a shadow where the light source is only partially blocked.

Penumbra may also refer to:

* Penumbra (medicine), 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), a French Gothic Metal band
* "Penumbra" ("DS9" episode), an episode of "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine"
* 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
* , an adventure/horror computer game
* , the videogame sequel to Penumbra: Overture
* , the third videogame in the Penumbra series
* Penumbra (Supreme Court), additional right to privacy not explicitly written into the U.S. Constitution. Supported by Griswold v. Connecticut
* Penumbra Theatre Company, an African American theatre in Saint Paul, Minnesota
* Penumbra (medical device), a medical device which vacuums clots from arteries


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