limbus
1 Americannoun
plural
limbinoun
plural
limbinoun
Other Word Forms
- limbic adjective
Etymology
Origin of limbus1
1400–50; late Middle English < Medieval Latin; Latin: limbus 2
Origin of limbus1
1665–75; < New Latin, Latin
Example Sentences
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One of the pieces, which was about 0.67 cm in length, had penetrated the limbus, or the border between the cornea and the sclera.
From Fox News
New corneal cells are generated from a niche of stem cells in the limbus, an area between the cornea and the white of the eye.
From Nature
The undifferentiated cells were found in the corneal limbus, a narrow ring around the lens separating it from the sclera, the white of the eye.
From Forbes
Scientists used the tracing molecule to detect the elusive limbal stem cells deep inside the limbus, which is an area between the white portion of the eye and the cornea.
From Time
For strong souls know no half way between heaven and hell--no purgatory, no limbus infantium.
From Project Gutenberg
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