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tunicae albugineae

tunicae albugineae is the plural of tunica albuginea.

Meaning of tunica albuginea

Noun

tunica albuginea (plural tunicae albugineae)

  1. Layer of connective tissue covering the testis.
    • The testis has a rich superficial plexus beneath the tunica albuginea.1918, Henry Gray, Anatomy of the Human Body, page 687
  2. Layer of connective tissue covering the ovaries.
    • If the tunica albuginea of an ovary be divided with a scalpel, the stroma may then be readily torn asunder by pulling the edges of the incision apart ...1867, Charles Delucena Meigs, Obstetrics: The Science and the Art, page 120
  3. Tough fibrous layer of connective tissue that surrounds the corpora cavernosa of the penis.
    • Scarring of the tunica albuginea results in a portion of the tunica that cannot stretch and expand as the cavernosal sinusoids.2002, Carol B Benson, “Erectile Dysfunction”, in Imaging of the Scrotum & Penis, →ISBN, page 274

Questions about tunicae albugineae

What is tunicae albugineae the plural of?
Tunicae albugineae is the plural of tunica albuginea.

Words near tunicae albugineae in the dictionary

  1. tunica intima
  2. tunica media
  3. tunica mucosa
  4. tunica serosa
  5. tunicae
  6. tunicae albugineae
  7. tunicae mediae
  8. tunicae mucosae
  9. tunicae serosae
  10. tunical
  11. tunicamycin

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