Conjunctiva: The mucous membrane the covers the front of the eye and the inside of the eyelid.
Conjunctiva: , pl. conjunctivae [TA]Avoid the mispronunciation conjunct'iva. The mucous membrane investing the anterior surface of the eyeball and the posterior surface of the lids. SYN: tunica conjunctiva [TA]. [L. fem. of conjunctivus, from conjungo, pp. -junctus, to bind together]
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Conjunctiva: a transparent membrane covering the eyeball and under surface of the eyelid.
Source: WordNet 2.1
Conjunctiva: mucous membrane that lines the inner surface of the eyelids and the anterior part of the sclera.
Source: CRISP
Conjunctiva: The mucous membrane that lines the inner surface of the eyelids and the anterior part of the sclera.
Source: MeSH 2007
Source - WordNet 2.1
Source - MeSH 2007
Source - CRISP
Source - WordNet 2.1
Source: CRISP
The following list attempts to classify Conjunctiva into categories where each line is subset of the next.
Source: WordNet 2.1
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