单词 | albuginean tunic |
释义 | > as lemmasalbuginean tunic Designating a layer of dense white connective tissue, spec. the tunica albuginea of the testis, ovary, etc.; esp. in albuginean tunic. Cf. albugineous adj. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > secretory organs > gland > specific glands > [adjective] > testicle > tissue of albuginean1835 1835–6 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. I. 354/1 Invested with a strong and dense albuginean tunic. 1859 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. V. 589/2 The exact limits of the serous and albuginean coats [of an ovarian cyst]. 1974 Jrnl. Animal Sci. 39 733/2 The albuginean tunic comprised 12.4% of the gross testicular weight. 2009 S. Fleming & S. Cooke Textbk. Assisted Reprod. ii. 31 Each ovary consists of a framework of connective tissue, the stroma, which condenses at the periphery to form a coat, the albuginean tunic. < as lemmas |
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