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Definition of Conjunctiva

Conjunctiva
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.

Meaning of Conjunctiva from wikipedia

- In the anatomy of the eye, the conjunctiva (pl.: conjunctivae) is a thin mucous membrane that lines the inside of the eyelids and covers the sclera (the...
- palpebral conjunctiva, that overlying the inner aspects of the eyelids, is usually more diagnostic than examination of the bulbal conjunctiva, that overlying...
- blood ac****ulates between the conjunctiva and the episclera. Diagnosis is generally based on the appearance of the conjunctiva. The condition is relatively...
- The plica semilunaris is a small fold of bulbar conjunctiva on the medial canthus of the eye. It functions during movement of the eye, to help maintain...
- Taiwan. The wingspan is 28–37 mm. Problepsis conjunctiva conjunctiva (India: Sikkim) Problepsis conjunctiva subjunctiva Warren, 1893 (China: Hainan) Wikimedia...
- the body, such as patches of skin, parts of the mucous membrane or the conjunctiva. The terms argyria and argyrosis have long been used interchangeably...
- red or purple spot (≤4 mm in diameter) that can appear on the skin, conjunctiva, retina, and mucous membranes which is caused by haemorrhage of capillaries...
- surfer's eye) is a pinkish, roughly triangular tissue growth of the conjunctiva onto the cornea of the eye. It typically starts on the cornea near the...
- Eupithecia conjunctiva is a moth in the family Geometridae. The moth is found in Afghanistan, northern ****stan, Jammu and Kashmir and northern India...
- the eye. It appears as an elevated yellow-white plaque in the bulbar conjunctiva near the limbus. Calcification may also be seen occasionally. The exact...