See Also: limbus corneae(medicine)
bluecomb virus(medicine)
bluecomb disease of turkeys(medicine)
bluecomb disease of chickens(medicine)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
macula corneae(medicine)
lipoidosis corneae(medicine)
herpes corneae(medicine)
vertex corneae(medicine)
ichthyosis corneae(medicine)

bluecomb virus (medicine) and limbus corneae (medicine)


bluecomb virus (medicine)


bluecomb virus -->
transmissible turkey enteritis virus


A coronavirus causing bluecomb disease of turkeys.

Synonym: bluecomb virus.


limbus corneae (medicine)


limbus corneae


An annular transitional zone, approximately 1 mm wide, between the cornea and the bulbar conjunctiva and sclera. It is highly vascular and is involved in the metabolism of the cornea. It is ophthalmologically significant in that it appears on the outer surface of the eyeball as a slight furrow, marking the line between the clear cornea and the sclera.