- stratum limitans internum retinae
- [TA] official terminology for internal limiting membrane.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
stratum limitans internum retinae
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stratum — One of the layers of differentiated tissue, the aggregate of which forms any given structure, such as the retina or the skin. SEE ALSO: lamina, layer. [L. sterno, pp. stratus, to spread out, strew, ntr. of pp. as noun, s., a bed cover, layer] s.… … Medical dictionary
internal limiting membrane — 1. the basal lamina of the MÑŒller fibers in the retina; it is the layer of the stratum nervosum retinae located just internal to the nerve fiber layer and separates the inner, conical ends of the cells from the vitreous body. Called also inner… … Medical dictionary
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
