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.

Similar
Tenon's capsule
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Meanings

noun
  1. anatomyA 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 & antonyms

nounA 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.

Similar
Tenon's capsule

Origin

Latin

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