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fascia bulbi

fascia bulbi noun: a thin membrane that envelops the eyeball from the optic nerve to the limbus, separating it from the orbital fat and forming a socket in which it moves.

Noun

fascia bulbi

  1. A thin membrane that envelops the eyeball from the optic nerve to the limbus, separating it from the orbital fat and forming a socket in which it moves.
    Synonyms:
    Tenon's capsule

Synonyms of fascia bulbi

Origin of fascia bulbi

Latin

Questions about fascia bulbi

What does fascia bulbi mean?
Fascia bulbi means a thin membrane that envelops the eyeball from the optic nerve to the limbus, separating it from the orbital fat and forming a socket in which it moves.
What part of speech is fascia bulbi?
Fascia bulbi is a noun.

Words near fascia bulbi in the dictionary

  1. faschist
  2. faschists
  3. fasci
  4. fascia
  5. fascia adherens
  6. fascia bulbi
  7. fascia lata
  8. fascia latas
  9. fasciacyte
  10. fasciacytes
  11. fasciae

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