What is a membrane, or layer of tissue, especially when enveloping an organ or part, as the eye called?
tunic — (Anat.) A membrane, or layer of tissue, especially when enveloping an organ or part, as the eye. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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