Albuginea

An Illustrated Dictionary of Medicine, Biology and Allied Sciences · 1907 · p. 2

(al-bu-jin'-e-ah). White, or whitish. A. oculi, the sclerotic coat of the eye. A. ovarii, and testis, the tunica albuginea of the ovary and testicle. The spleen, the epididymis, the penis, and the kidneys have each an investment or capsule called albuginea or tunica albuginea.