albuginea

(al-bu-jin’e-ah) (L. from al’bus white]. A tough, whitish layer of fibrous ti ue investing a part; especially a dense white membrane forming the immediate covering of the testicle. Called also lunica albuginea testis. &. Oc’uli, the sclera. ἃ. ova rii, the outer layer of the stroma of the ovary. a. pe’nis, the outer envelop of the corpora cavernosa.