Difiere

[gomey]

I am having a little bit of a problem translating the word difiere and so am asking for help in figuring what the meaning might be in this sense:

La glándula pituitaria tiene una delgada cápsula bien definida que difiere de la pared medial del seno cavernoso y que mantiene al tejido hipofisario confinado en su interior; esta puede servir como barrera natural que limita el crecimiento de los adenomas.

I am okay with the rest of the sentence, but obviously this word is key for this translation.

Thanks
Gomey

[Rusty]

diferir de = to be different from

[Planet hopper]

Just to brainstorm

diferir may mean stem from, get apart from

Con el tiempo el barrio empezo a diferir de la ciudad; ya no era lo mismo estar en Triana que estar en Sevilla.

at least here (no movement) it means

:twocents:'at that point, the capsule and the membrane never merge together and are clearly distinguished'

[Jessica]

Difiere look a lot like different

[Tomisimo]

I often translate diferir as to differ. It can also be translated to defer, put off, postpone. In this case, I would use independent of or separated from.

The pituitary gland is encapsulated in a thin but well-defined membrane, independent of the cavity's medial wall ...

[Jessica]

ahh yes diferir looks more like differ than different I guess.
many meanings. I will take note of this.
:)

[sosia]

diferir: In this case, it's differ from, saying its the same material but apperas/emerges.

"La glándula pituitaria tiene una delgada cápsula bien definida que difiere de la pared medial del seno cavernoso y que mantiene al tejido hipofisario confinado en su interior; esta puede servir como barrera natural que limita el crecimiento de los adenomas. "
The pituitary gland is encapsulated in a thin but well-defined membrane (who emerge/arise), independent of the cavity's medial wall ...
saludos :D

[gomey]

Thanks for all your responses...as usual you are all wonderful and very helpful.

Gomey