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Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Resembling the white of the eye, or of an egg. It is applied to various white or whitish things in the body. not-comparable

   "albugineous fibre"

Synonyms

All synonyms

albuminous

Example

More examples

"albugineous tunic of the epididymis"

Etymology

See albugo and albuginea.

Related phrases

albugineous humoralbugineous tunic

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