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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. spiral limbus the thickened periosteum of the osseous spiral lamina of the cochlea.
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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