Meanings
plural tunicae albugineae
- anatomyLayer 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 - anatomyLayer 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 - anatomyTough 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
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Late Latintunica albūginea“white membrane”
- Englishtunica albuginea
From Late Latin tunica albūginea (“white membrane”).
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