limbaladj.
/ˈlɪmbəl/ Ophthalmology.
Of or pertaining to the limbus of the cornea.
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1947 F. H. Adler Gifford's Textbk. Ophthalmol. (ed. 4) xi. 221 Fine capillary loops from the anterior ciliary vessels pass into the cornea, forming the limbal arcades.
1958 H. B. Stallard Eye Surg. (ed. 3) viii. 570 The limbal incision covered by a conjunctival flap is preferable, for adjacent blood-supply is better and the firm closure of the wound is quicker than in the corneal section.
1972 Virchows Archiv A. CCCLV. 277 The limbal region of the bulbar conjunctiva was covered by a stratified squamous epithelium.
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