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

'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

[gomey]

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

Gomey