Latin for white; used in English medical and scientific nomenclature to describe white or pale structures.
From Latin 'albus' (white), an ancient color descriptor used throughout medical literature and anatomical names.
Half of medicine is just Latin meanings stuck together—'albus' means white, so 'alba' is the white coat doctors wear, and lines alba is the white line running down your belly!
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