Limbus (Auge) — Limbus (Latein für „Rand“, „Saum“, „Umgrenzung“), präziser Limbus corneae, bezeichnet die Übergangszone zwischen Horn (Cornea) und Lederhaut (Sclera) des Augapfels. Diese Region beherbergt Stammzellen für Epithel und Endothel der Cornea und ist… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Cornea — For other uses, see Cornea (disambiguation). Cornea Schematic diagram of the human eye. (Cornea labeled at center top.) … Wikipedia
limbus — The edge, border, or fringe of a part. [L. a border] l. acetabuli [TA] SYN: acetabular margin. l. alveolaris 1. SYN: alveolar arch of mandible. 2. SYN: alveolar arch of maxilla. l … Medical dictionary
Limbus — Mit Limbus (latein Rand, Saum, Umgrenzung) kann gemeint sein: Limbus (Theologie), der Aufenthaltsraum für Seelen, die ohne eigenes Verschulden vom Himmel ausgeschlossen sind Limbus (Auge), das direkt an die Cornea angrenzende Skleragewebe Limbus… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Limbus — Limbo Lim bo (l[i^]m b[ o]), Limbus Lim bus (l[i^]m b[u^]s), n. [L. limbus border, edge in limbo on the border. Cf. {Limb} border.] 1. (Scholastic Theol.) An spiritual region where certain classes of souls were supposed to await the last judgment … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
limbus corneae — [TA] corneal limbus the junctional region between the cornea and the sclera, marked on the outer surface of the eyeball by a slight furrow, the sulcus sclerae; called also corneoscleral or sclerocorneal junction. Limbus corneae, in a horizontal… … Medical dictionary
limbus — n. (in anatomy) an edge or border; for example, the limbus sclerae is the junction of the cornea and sclera of the eye … The new mediacal dictionary
limbus — noun Etymology: Latin, border Date: 1877 the marginal region of the cornea of the eye by which it is continuous with the sclera … New Collegiate Dictionary
limbus — noun A border of an anatomical part, such as the edge of the cornea. See Also: limbate … Wiktionary
limbus — [ lɪmbəs] noun (plural limbi bʌɪ) Anatomy the border of a structure, especially the junction of the cornea and sclera in the eye. Origin ME: from L., edge, border … English new terms dictionary