limbus (redirected from oval fossa limbus)

limbus /lim·bus/ (lim´bus) pl. lim´bi   [L.] an edge, fringe, or border.

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corneal limbus  the edge of the cornea where it joins the sclera.

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.

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lim·bus (lmbs)

n. pl. lim·bi (-b)

An edge, border, or fringe of an anatomical part.

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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.

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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).