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conjunctiva::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | mucous membrane, mucosa |
| Has types | conjunctival layer of eyelids, bulbar conjunctiva, conjunctival layer of bulb, palpebra conjunctiva, pinguecula, pterygium, tunica conjunctiva bulbi, tunica conjunctiva palpebrarum |
| Derivation | conjunctival |
Examples of conjunctiva
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The sclera should have borne the label of the conjunctiva, and vice versa.
From the newscientist.com
From the outermost level, these are the conjunctiva, cornea, and uvea.
From the en.wikipedia.org
This is because other primates lack the background of white sclera necessary to make the reddened conjunctiva visible.
From the sciencedaily.com
Contact lenses become unbearable by this stage, and if they dry out, too, can cause painful scratching of the conjunctiva.
From the newscientist.com
To insert the medicine, Grozdanic makes a small incision in the dog's conjunctiva, the white tissue surrounding the eye.
From the sciencedaily.com
Xerophthalmia caused by a severe vitamin A deficiency is described by pathologic dryness of the conjunctiva and cornea.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The conjunctiva becomes dry, thick and wrinkled.
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Typical exposure would result in swelling of the conjunctiva and eyelids, forcing them closed and rendering the victim temporarily blind.
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Conjunctivitis, or pinkeye, is an inflammation of the conjunctiva, the clear membrane covering the white part of the eye and the inner surface of the eyelids.
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- A transparent lubricating mucous membrane that covers the eyeball and the under surface of the eyelid
- (conjunctival) of or relating to the conjunctiva
- Thin membrane lining the inner surface of eyelids and reflected over eyeball.
- Latin con = with, and junctus = joined (cf. junction), hence the continuous bulbar and palpebral lining membrane.
- The thin clear mucosal membrane that contains blood vessels, nerves and glands. It attaches at the limbus, allows the eye to move, and separates the inner orbital structures from the outside.
- The clear, highly vascular membrane which covers the sclera.
- Thin, transparent covering which protects the white part of the eyeball. Becomes reddened in conjunctivitis (pink eye.)
- White-textured outer covering of the eye over the sclera that contains blood vessels .
- Guards as a barrier between the eye and air.
