Look up: Tunica Albuginea

1. Tunica albuginea
   Tunica albuginea: The whitish membrane within the penis that surrounds the spongy chambers (corpora cavernosa) in the penis and which helps to trap the blood in the corpora cavernosa, thereby sustaining erection of the penis. The term comes straight from the Latin tunica (covering or coat) + albugin...
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2. tunica albuginea
   <anatomy> The whitish membrane within the penis that surrounds the spongy chambers (corpora cavernosa) in the penis and which helps to trap the blood in the corpora cavernosa, thereby sustaining erection of the penis. ... The term comes straight from the latin tunica (covering or coat) + albug...
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3. tunica albuginea
   (too´nĭ-kә al″bu-jin´e-ә) a dense white fibrous sheath that encloses a part or organ, such as the testicle or ovary.
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4. tunica albuginea
   (from the article `reproductive system, animal`) ...and even some teleosts, testes are composed largely of seminiferous tubules—coiled tubes, the walls of which contain cells that produce sperm—and ... ...cell division, however. This is particularly true of species in which enormous expansion of the ovary occurs each breeding ...
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5. Tunica Albuginea
   A tough, fibrous membrane covering the testicles.
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6. tunica albuginea
   Type: Term Definitions: 1. a dense white collagenous tunic surrounding a structure.
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7. tunica albuginea
   (too;nu1-kua al;byoo-jin;e-ua) A tough, fibrous tissue surrounding the testis.
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8. tunica albuginea
   (too;nu1-kua al;byoo-jin;e-ua) A tough, fibrous tissue surrounding the testis.
   Found on http://www.mhhe.com/biosci/abio/glossary
   
   
9. Tunica albuginea
   (ovaries) On the surface of the ovary this tissue is much condensed, and forms a layer, the `tunica albuginea`, composed of short connective-tissue fibers, with fusiform cells between them. External links:
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10. Tunica albuginea
    (penis) The `tunica albuginea` is the fibrous envelope of the corpora cavernosa penis. It consists of approximately 5% elastin, an extensible tissue that is primarily made up of the amino acids glycine, valine, alanine, and proline. The majority of the remaining tissue is collagen, which is m...
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