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limbus

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limbus /lim·bus/ (lim´bus) pl. lim´bi   [L.] an edge, fringe, or border.
corneal limbus  the edge of the cornea where it joins the sclera.
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Corneal limbus (limbus corneae), in a horizontal section (A) and anterior view (B) of the eye.
spiral limbus  the thickened periosteum of the osseous spiral lamina of the cochlea.
lim·bus (lmbs)
n. pl. lim·bi (-b)
An edge, border, or fringe of an anatomical part.
limbus
[lim′bəs]
an edge or border, such as the corneal limbus at the edge of the cornea bordering the sclera.
limbus [lim´bus] (L.)
1. a border or margin.
2. the edge of the cornea, where it joins the sclera. Called also limbus corneae.
limbus
pl. limbi [L.] an edge, fringe or border; used in anatomical nomenclature to designate the edge of the cornea, where it joins the sclera (limbus corneae, scleral limbus), and other margins in the body.
eyelid limbus
the skin-conjunctival junction at the palpebral rim.
oval fossa limbus
edge of a fossa in the atrial wall, location of the original interatrial foramen in the fetus.
scleral limbus
see limbus (above).
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Unilateral subconjunctival nodule(s) of sclera (Figure 2), some of which extended to the corneal limbus, were identified in 43 (47%) case-patients and were present bilaterally in 12 (13%).
Acute conjunctivitis with episcleritis and anterior uveitis linked to ... by Mendes, Marcia O.; Moraes, Mario A.P.; Renoiner, Ernesto I.M.; Dantas, Marta H.P.; Lanzieri, Tatiani / Emerging Infectious Diseases
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