See Also: vagina oculi(medicine)
oculi(medicine)
Dracunculus oculi(medicine)
fundus oculi(medicine)
motor oculi(medicine)
sphincter oculi(medicine)
attollens oculi(medicine)
tendo oculi(medicine)
adnexa oculi(medicine)
abducens oculi(medicine)

contribute (oh) and vagina oculi (medicine)


contribute (oh)



[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: , past participle of contribuere, from com- ( COM-) + tribuere ( TRIBUTE)]
[I and T] to give money, help, ideas etc to something that a lot of Other people are also involved in
contribute to/towards
::City employees cannot contribute to political campaigns.
contribute sth to/towards sth
::The volunteers contribute their own time to the project.
[I] to help to make something happen
::Stress is a contributing factor in many illnesses.
contribute to
::Alcohol contributes to 100,000 deaths a year in the US.
contribute substantially/significantly/greatly etc to sth
::Enya's Success has contributed substantially to the current interest in Celtic Music.
[I and T] to write articles, stories, poems etc for a newspaper or magazine
-see also contributor contributor contribute to
::one of several authors contributing to the book

vagina oculi (medicine)


vagina oculi -->
fascial sheath of eyeball


A condensation of connective tissue on the outer aspect of the sclera from which it is separated by a narrow cleftlike episcleral space; the sheath is attached to the sclera near the sclerocorneal junction and blends with the fascia of the extraocular muscles.

Synonym: vagina bulbi, capsula bulbi, eye capsule, fascia bulbi, sheath of eyeball, Tenon's capsule, vagina oculi.