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A name given by Chaussier to what he considers one of the four elementary fibres. The albugineous fibre is linear, cylindrical, tenacious, elastic, but little extensible, and of a shining, satiny appearance. It forms fasciae or fesciculi, which constitute the tendons, articular ligaments, and aponeuroses; hence the name Albugineous membranes, given by Chaussier to the fibrous membranes. Gauthier considered, that the rete mucosum consists of four layers, to two of which he gives the names membra'na albugin'ea profun'da and membra'na albugin'ea superficia'lis, respectively.