Definitions
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- noun anatomy Layer of
connective tissue covering thetestis . - noun anatomy Layer of
connective tissue covering theovaries . - noun anatomy Tough fibrous layer of
connective tissue that surrounds thecorpora cavernosa of the penis.
Etymologies
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From Late Latin tunica albuginea ("white membrane").
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The outer coat of the testis is called the tunica albuginea.
The Biology, Physiology and Sociology of Reproduction Also Sexual Hygiene with Special Reference to the Male Winfield Scott Hall
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In the central mass a series of cords appear (Fig. 1114), and the periphery of the mass is converted into the tunica albuginea, thus excluding the surface epithelium from any part in the formation of the tissue of the testis.
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