albuginea
[ ăl′bə-jĭn′ē-ə, -byə- ]
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n.
A tough whitish layer of fibrous tissue, especially the dense white membrane covering the testicle.
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Words nearby albuginea
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Example sentences from the Web for albuginea
Part of the stroma eventually forms a layer close below the surface, which becomes in the adult the tunica albuginea.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1|Francis Maitland BalfourThe layer of stroma below the superficial epithelium forms in the mammalian ovary the tunica albuginea.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume II (of 4)|Francis Maitland BalfourThe outer coat of the testis is called the tunica albuginea.
The Biology, Physiology and Sociology of Reproduction|Winfield S. Hall