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albugineous, albuginean (adjective); more albugineous, most albugineous; more albuginean, most albuginean
1. Of the nature of the white of an egg; albuminous: Jim thought that the albugineous part of the eye was whiter than that of his brother's eyes.
2. Pertaining to the rough white layer of fibrous tissue in the body: In the accident, Jeff hurt his left eye, especially the albugineous part of his eye was damaged, so an operation had to be performed.

A "tunica albugine" is another example of albugineous tissue or fiber.

This entry is located in the following units: albumino-, albumi-, albumin-, albumini-, albumo- (page 1) -eous + (page 1)