limbus

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Derived terms 1.2.2 Related terms 2 Latin 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Inflection 2.2.2 Derived terms 2.2.3 Descendants

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Latin limbus (“‘edge, border’”)

[edit] Noun

limbus (uncountable)

1. (medicine, biology) A border of an anatomical part, such as the edge of the cornea.

[edit] Derived terms

• limbal
• limbal ring

[edit] Related terms

• limbate

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈlim.bus/

[edit] Noun

limbus (genitive limbī); m, second declension

1. A border, edge
2. hem, fringe

[edit] Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	limbus	limbī
genitive	limbī	limbōrum
dative	limbō	limbīs
accusative	limbum	limbōs
ablative	limbō	limbīs
vocative	limbe	limbī

[edit] Derived terms

• limbātus

[edit] Descendants

• English: limbus