Anatomy
palpebral conjunctiva
[ pal-puh-bruhl, pal-pee-bruhl, -peb-ruhl kon-juhngk-tahy-vuh ]
Definitions related to palpebral conjunctiva:
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(conjunctiva, palpebral) The part of the conjunctiva that covers the inner surface of the eyelid.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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Conjunctiva covering the posterior surface of the eyelid.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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The part of the conjunctiva, a thin transparent mucous membrane, that covers the posterior surface of the eyelids.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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