fibrous layer of eyeball
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Fibrous tunic of eyeball — Horizontal section of the eyeball. (Cornea labeled at top, sclera labeled at center right.) Latin tunica fibrosa bulbi, tunica fibrosa oculi Gray s … Wikipedia
layer — A sheet of one substance lying on another and distinguished from it by a difference in texture or color or by not being continuous with it. SEE ALSO: stratum, lamina. SYN: panniculus. ameloblastic l. the internal l. of the enamel organ. SYN: enam … Medical dictionary
eyeball — eyeballer, n. /uy bawl /, n. 1. the ball or globe of the eye. v.t. 2. Informal. to look at, check, or observe closely: two opponents eyeballing each other. [1580 90; 1900 05 for def. 2; EYE + BALL1] * * * ▪ anatomy spheroidal structure… … Universalium
tunica — SYN: tunic. [L. a coat] t. adventitia SYN: adventitia. t. albuginea a dense white collagenous tunic surrounding a structure. t. albuginea of corpora cavernosa [TA] a strong … Medical dictionary
tunic — Coat or covering; one of the enveloping layers of a part, especially one of the coats of a blood vessel or other tubular structure. SEE ALSO: layer. SYN: tunica. [L. tunica] Bichat t. the tunica intima of the … Medical dictionary
Outline of human anatomy — See also: Index of anatomy related articles Human anatomy, a branch of anatomy, is the scientific study of the morphology of the adult human. It is subdivided into gross anatomy and microscopic anatomy. Gross anatomy (also called topographical… … Wikipedia
Lamina — A plate or layer. For example, the lamina arcus vertebrae, usually just called the lamina, are plates of bone in each vertebral body. * * * SYN: plate (1). SEE ALSO: layer, stratum. [L] l. affixa [TA] that part of the medial ependymal wall of the … Medical dictionary
tunica fibrosa bulbi — [TA] fibrous layer of eyeball: the outer of the three layers of the eye, comprising the cornea and the sclera … Medical dictionary
eye, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction specialized sense organ capable of receiving visual images, which are then carried to the brain. Anatomy of the visual apparatus Structures auxiliary to the eye The orbit The eye is protected from mechanical injury… … Universalium
sheath — 1. Any enveloping structure, such as the membranous covering of a muscle, nerve, or blood vessel. Any sheathlike structure. SYN: vagina (1). 2. The prepuce of male animals, especially of the horse. 3. A specially designed tu … Medical dictionary