Anatomy
conjunctiva Audio
con·junc·ti·va [ kon-juhngk-tahy-vuh ]
Subclass of:
Anterior eyeball segment; Eyelid
Etymology:
Latin con = with + jungere (junctus) = to join
Definitions related to conjunctiva:
  • A thin tissue divided into the palpebral conjunctiva (covering the inner side of the eye lid) and the bulbar conjunctiva (covering the eyeball).
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • A thin, transparent tissue divided into the palpebral conjunctiva (covering the inner side of the eye lid) and the bulbar conjunctiva (covering the eyeball).
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Mucous membrane that lines the inner surface of the eyelids and the anterior part of the sclera.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • The clear, thin membrane that covers the inside of the eyelid and the white part of the eyeball.
    Harvard Dictionary of Health Terms
    Harvard Medical Publishing, 2011
  • The mucous membrane that covers the posterior surface of the eyelids and the anterior pericorneal surface of the eyeball.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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