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Conjunctiva - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Conjunctiva : (noun)
1: a transparent membrane covering the eyeball and under
surface of the eyelid
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Conjunctiva : \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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Conjunctiva : Conjunctiva: A thin clear moist membrane that coats the inner surfaces of the eyelids and the outer surface of the eye.
The section of the conjunctiva that coats the inner aspect of the eyelids is called the palpebral conjunctiva while that covering the outer surface of the eye is called the ocular or bulbar
conjunctiva.
Inflammation of the conjunctiva is called conjunctivitis and leads to pink eye .
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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