See Also: tunica albuginea(medicine)
tunica albuginea testis(medicine)
tunica albuginea of testis(medicine)
tunica albuginea oculi(medicine)
tunica albuginea of corpus spongiosum(medicine)
tunica albuginea corporum cavernosorum(medicine)
tunica albuginea of corpora cavernosi(medicine)
tunica albuginea corporis spongiosi(medicine)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
albuginea(medicine)

tunica albuginea (medicine)


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) + albuginea (white) = a covering that is white, like the white (albumen) of an egg.