albuginea (al-bu-jin'e-ah)

A layer of firm, white, fibrous ti ue forming the investment of an organ or part. a. epididymides. The fibrous coat of the epididymis, resembling the a. testis, but much le firm and strong, a. lien is. Syn.: tunica propria of the spleen. The white, highly elastic fibrous coat, lying directly beneath the serous investment of the spleen, a. ovarii. The layer of firm fibrous ti ue lying beneath the epithelial covering of the ovary, a. penis. A strong, very elastic white fibrous coat, forming an investment common to both corpora cavernosa of the penis, a. ren is. The fibrous capsule of the kianey. a. testiculi, a. testis. The thick, unyielding layer of white fibrous ti ue lying beneath the tunica vaginal is. [Lat., alb us, white.]