Meaning of CONJUNCTIVA
| Pronunciation: | | `kânjungk'tIvu
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| | Definition: | | [n] a transparent membrane covering the eyeball and under surface of the eyelid |
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| | See Also: | | eye, eyelid, lid, mucosa, mucous membrane, oculus, optic, palpebra, peeper, pinguecula, pterygium | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Con`junc*ti"va\, n. [NL., from L. conjunctivus
connective.] (Anat.)
The mucous membrane which covers the external surface of the
ball of the eye and the inner surface of the lids; the
conjunctival membrane.
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| Medical Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | A membrane that lines the inner surface of the eyelid and also covers the front part of the eye. |
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | The name for the mucous membrane on the inside of the eyelid. |
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