: the marginal region of the cornea of the eye by which it is continuous with the sclera
Examples of limbus in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebIn the new study, the researchers took a small biopsy from the limbus of each patient’s healthy eye, then separated the stem cells from the rest of the biopsied tissue.—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Aug. 2023 These stem cells are from the limbus, a zone of tissue around the cornea that generates transparent cells that protect and heal the eye’s surface.—Theresa Tamkins, NBC News, 18 Aug. 2023
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