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Definition of Tunica
1. Noun. An enveloping or covering membrane or layer of body tissue.
Generic synonyms: Membrane, Tissue Layer
Specialized synonyms: Albuginea
Derivative terms: Adventitial
Definition of Tunica
1. an enveloping membrane or layer of body tissue [n -CAE]
Medical Definition of Tunica
1. Synonym: tunic. Origin: L. A coat (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tunica
Literary usage of Tunica
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Anatomy, Descriptive and Applied by Henry Gray (1913)
"The inner surface of the tunica vaginalis is smooth, and covered by a layer of
endothelial cells. The interval between the visceral and parietal laminae ..."
2. Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray (1901)
"The tunica Vaginalis is the serous covering of the testis. It is a pouch of serous
membrane, derived from the peritoneum during the descent of the testis in ..."
3. Publications by Mississippi Historical Society (1918)
"In making the claim for tunica County, I unhesitatingly assume the burden of
proof, which requires that my contention be established by a preponderance of ..."
4. Tropical Diseases: A Manual of the Diseases of Warm Climates by Patrick Manson (1900)
"Chylous dropsy of the tunica vaginalis, and of the peritoneum; ... A fluctuating
swelling of the tunica vaginalis, which does not transmit light, ..."
5. A Treatise on human physiology by John Call Dalton (1859)
"The tunica vaginalis testis is, therefore, originally a part of the peritoneum,
... The separation of the tunica vaginalis from the peritoneum is usually ..."
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