limbus
pronunciation
How to pronounce limbus in British English:
UK ['lɪmbəs]
How to pronounce limbus in American English:
US ['lɪmbəs]
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- Noun:
- a border or edge of any of various body parts distinguished by color or structure
Word Origin
- limbus (n.)
- Latin, literally "edge, border" (see limb (n.2)). In Medieval Latin, "region on the border of Hell," and thus sometimes used in English for limbo (n.1).
Example
- 1. Lacrimal film recovery after pterygium excision and autologous corneal limbus stem cells transplantation between primary and recurrent pterygium .
- 2. To survey the clinical effect in treatment of pterygium by fresh amnion with autogenous corneal limbus stem cell transplantation .
- 3. To evaluate the effects of stem cell transplantation of limbus cornea and simple excision of pterygium on tear film stability .
- 4. Ubm observation of trabeculectomy in deep of scleral flap by vertical limbus .
- 5. Corneal coverage : the lens should cover the cornea completely , ideally extending beyond the limbus and under the eyelids .