limbus

[lim-buh s]

noun, plural lim·bi

[lim-bahy] /ˈlɪm baɪ/.

limbo¹.

Origin of limbus

1400–50; late Middle English < Medieval Latin; Latin: limbus²

limbus

[lim-buh s]

noun, plural lim·bi

[lim-bahy] /ˈlɪm baɪ/. Anatomy, Zoology.

a border, edge, or limb.

Origin of limbus

1665–75; < New Latin, Latin

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Examples from the Web for limbus

Historical Examples of limbus

The joy that comes from thinking that most everybody is lined up for Limbus with no return ticket.
The Roycroft Dictionary
Elbert Hubbard
My informant thinks, that of the whole population three-tenths were Bhotiyas, five-tenths Lapchas, and two tenths Limbus.
An Account of The Kingdom of Nepal
Fancis Buchanan Hamilton
Limbus: the area along the outer and posterior margin of wing beyond the closed cells; Homoptera, Cicada.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology
John. B. Smith
An incision is made behind the limbus, usually in an upper segment of the cornea, by means of a bent broad needle.
A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4)
Various
If it consist of little more than capsule an incision is made at the limbus with the keratome as described for evacuation.
A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4)
Various

British Dictionary definitions for limbus

limbus

noun plural -bi (-baɪ)

anatomy the edge or border of any of various structures or parts

Derived Formslimbic, adjective

Word Origin for limbus

C15: from Latin: edge

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Word Origin and History for limbus

Latin, literally "edge, border" (see limb (n.2)). In Medieval Latin, "region on the border of Hell," and thus sometimes used in English for limbo (n.1).

limbus in Medicine

limbus

[lĭm′bəs]

n. pl. lim•bi (-bī′)

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