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limbal

limbal

9.3
At the edge where the clear front of the eye meets the white part
  • adjective
  • /ˈlɪmbəl/
  • Specialized
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  • I was told ahead of time that I could probably achieve near-normal vision in both eyes, but only with further procedures, possibly laser surgery in the more astigmatic eye and a limbal relaxing incision (LRI) in the other.
  • limbal stem cell
  • limbal stem cell

Examples

  • Doctors examined the limbal area of his eye for signs of infection after the injury.

  • The limbal ring around her iris was clearly defined, giving her eyes a striking appearance.

  • If you have, if your IR, if your eye gets old and gets cloudy, then you can't see the iris or that limbal ring very well.

  • In his research, he studied how the limbal border affects visual perception in patients.

Synonyms

limbic
vslimbal
  • Specialized
9 8.6

Relating to the part of the brain that controls emotions and memory

is specific to the eye border between cornea and sclera

Surface Forms

limbal positive

Morphology

limbal = limbus (semi-transparent) = limbus + al

The adjective is directly formed from the noun 'limbus' with the regular suffix '-al', meaning 'relating to the limbus'.

Etymology

Limbal comes from the Latin limbus, meaning 'edge' or 'border', and is the same root as limbo. So limbal describes the 'edge' area of the eye, the border between the clear front, the cornea, and the white part of the eye.