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albuginea

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albuginea [‚al·byü′jin· ē·ə]
(histology)
A layer of white, fibrous connective tissue investing an organ or other body part.


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My brief glance, in fact, had sufficed to assure me that the orbs which we had all supposed to be glass, and which were originally noticeable for a certain wild stare, were now so far covered by the lids, that only a small portion of the tunica albuginea remained visible.
 
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