limbus

[ lim-buh s ]

/ ˈlɪm bəs /

noun, plural lim·bi [lim-bahy] /ˈlɪm baɪ/.

limbo¹.

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Origin of limbus

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

limbus

[ lim-buh s ]

/ ˈlɪm bəs /

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

The operation is usually performed through an incision directly behind the limbus.
A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4)|Various
The incision is made at the limbus in a favourable situation for the division of the synechia.
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The chief of these are: simple—dermoid patches, moles of the limbus; malignant—sarcoma, endothelioma, epithelioma.
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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

If it consist of little more than capsule an incision is made at the limbus with the keratome as described for evacuation.
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British Dictionary definitions for limbus

limbus

/ (ˈlɪmbəs) /

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

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).

Medicine definitions for limbus

limbus

[ lĭm′bəs ]

n. pl. lim•bi (-bī′)

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