Definition of "albuginea" []

• A layer of white, fibrous tissue. (noun)

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• "Well, she is a little under-exposed to public opinion, what with her head firmly lodged somewhere between every other woman's internal os and tunica albuginea."
• "In relation to the testicle, the posterior part will be seen to be reflected over the body of the gland as the tunica albuginea, while the anterior part blends with the cellular tissue of the front wall of the scrotum."
• "The two coverings of fibro-serous structure which surrounded the testis in the loins become respectively the tunica albuginea and tunica vaginalis when the gland occupies the scrotal cavity."