noun
pl. -·bi· a distinct border or edging, as of a bodily organ or structure
Origin of limbus
L: see limbolimbus
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limbus
noun
pl. lim·bi, BiologyA distinctive border or edge, such as the junction between the cornea and sclera of the eyeball.
Origin of limbus
Latin borderTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(plural limbi)
- (medicine, biology) A border of an anatomical part, such as the edge of the cornea.
Origin
From Latin limbus (“edge, border")
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limbus - Medical Definition
n.
pl. limbi (-bī′)Biology
A distinctive border or edge, such as the junction between the cornea and sclera of the eyeball.
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