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albuginea

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Noun1.albuginea - whitish tunic
sclera, sclerotic coat - the whitish fibrous membrane (albuginea) that with the cornea forms the outer covering and protection of the eyeball
tunica albuginea testes - whitish cover of the testicle
adventitia, tunic, tunica - an enveloping or covering membrane or layer of body tissue


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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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