albuginea

albuginea

 [al″bu-jin´e-ah]

a tough whitish layer of fibrous tissue investing a part or organ, such as the testicle or ovary. See also tunica albuginea.

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al·bu·gin·e·a

(al-bū-jin'ē-ă), Avoid the mispronunciation albugine'a.

A white fibrous tissue layer, such as the tunica albuginea. See: tunica albuginea, tunica albuginea of corpus spongiosum, tunica albuginea of corpora cavernosa, tunica albuginea of ovary, tunica albuginea of testis, sclera.

[L. albugineus, fr. albugo, white spot]

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al·bu·gin·ea

(al-bū-jin'ē-ă)

A white fibrous tissue layer, such as the tunica albuginea (q.v.).

[L. albugineus, fr. albugo, white spot]

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