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DictionarySeeringSchwalbe ring
anterior limiting lamina of cornea [TA] a transparent homogeneous acellular layer, 6-9 mcm thick, lying between the basal layer of the outer of stratified corneal epithelium and the substantia propria of the cornea; considered to be a basement membrane. Synonym(s): lamina limitans anterior corneae [TA], anterior elastic layer, anterior limiting layer of cornea, anterior limiting ring, Bowman layer, Bowman membrane, lamina elastica anterior, Schwalbe ringan·te·ri·or lim·it·ing ring (an-tēr'ē-ŏr lim'it-ing ring) The periphery of the cornea marking the termination of Descemet membrane and the anterior border of the trabecular meshwork; an important landmark in gonioscopy. Synonym(s): Schwalbe ring. Schwalbe ringThe thickened peripheral margin of the Descemet membrane of the cornea of the eye; it is formed by a circular bundle of connective tissue. Synonym: Schwalbe lineSee also: Schwalbe, Gustav AlbertSchwalbe, Gustav A., German anatomist, 1844-1916. Schwalbe corpuscle - Synonym(s): taste budSchwalbe fissureSchwalbe foramenSchwalbe membraneSchwalbe nucleusSchwalbe ring - the periphery of the cornea. Synonym(s): anterior limiting ringSchwalbe sheathSchwalbe spaces - the spaces within the internal sheath of the optic nerve filled with cerebrospinal fluid and continuous with the subarachnoid space. Synonym(s): intervaginal space of optic nerve |