Limbus (Lat. "edge, boundary") may refer to:
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Corneal limbus
The corneal limbus (''Latin'': corneal border) is the border between the cornea and the sclera (the white of the eye). It contains stem cells in its palisades of Vogt. It may be affected by cancer or by aniridia (a developmental problem), among ...
, the border of the cornea and the sclera (the white of the eye)
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Limbus of fossa ovalis
The ''fossa ovalis'' is a depression in the right atrium of the heart, at the level of the interatrial septum, the wall between right and left atrium. The ''fossa ovalis'' is the remnant of a thin fibrous sheet that covered the '' foramen oval ...
, in the heart
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Limbus 3 and
Limbus 4, two line-ups of a German avant-garde musical group
* Limbus, a type of garment trim added to the
stola
The stola () (pl. ''stolae'') was the traditional garment of Roman women, corresponding to the toga that was worn by men. It was also called ''vestis longa'' in Latin literary sources, pointing to its length. History
The ''stola'' was a staple ...
in Ancient Rome
See also
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Limbo
In Catholic theology, Limbo (Latin '' limbus'', edge or boundary, referring to the edge of Hell) is the afterlife condition of those who die in original sin without being assigned to the Hell of the Damned. Medieval theologians of Western Euro ...
, a speculative idea about the afterlife condition of those who die in original sin without being assigned to the Hell of the Damned in Catholic Church theology (referring to the "edge" of Hell)
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Limbu people
The Limbu (exonym) or Yakthung (endonym) are a Sino-Tibetan indigenous tribe (Bhot-Burmeli) of the Himalayan region of eastern Nepal, Sikkim, and western Bhutan.
The original name of the Limbu is ''Yakthung'' () or ''Yakthum''. Limbu males ar ...
, an ethnic group in Nepal and India
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