Look up: conjunctiva

1. Conjunctiva
   The delicate mucous membrane that lines the eyelid and covers the eyeball.
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2. conjunctiva
   [n] - a transparent membrane covering the eyeball and under surface of the eyelid
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3. Conjunctiva
   The term applied to the mucous membrane that covers the eyeball and the undersurface of the eyelids.
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4. Conjunctiva
   The term applied to the mucous membrane that covers the eyeball and the undersurface of the eyelids.
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5. Conjunctiva
   The outer covering of the eyeball. Very, very rarely malignant melanoma can develop in the conjunctiva.
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6. Conjunctiva
   the clear membrane covering the white of the eye and the inside of the eyelid that produces a fluid that lubricates the cornea and eyelid
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7. Conjunctiva
   The mucus membrane which covers the underside of the eyelids and the front surfaces of the eyeball.
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8. Conjunctiva
   Conjunctiva: A thin clear moist membrane that coats the inner surfaces of the eyelids and the outer surface of the eye. The section of the conjunctiva that coats the inner aspect of the eyelids is called the palpebral conjunctiva while that covering the outer surface of the eye is called the ocular ...
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9. conjunctiva
   a mucous membrane extending from the eyelid margin to the corneal limbus.. Category: Medicine
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10. Conjunctiva
    Con`junc·ti'va noun [ New Latin , from Latin 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.
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11. conjunctiva
    A clear membrane that coats the inner aspect of the eyelids and the outer surface of the eye. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...
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12. conjunctiva
    noun a transparent membrane covering the eyeball and under surface of the eyelid
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13. conjunctiva
    (kәn-junk´tĭ-vә) pl. conjunc´tivae the delicate membrane lining the eyelids (palpebral conjunctiva) and covering the eyeball (ocular conjunctiva). adj., conjuncti´val., adj.
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14. Conjunctiva
    • (n.) The mucous membrane which covers the external surface of the ball of the eye and the inner surface of the lids; the conjunctival membrane.
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15. conjunctiva
    (from the article `eyelid`) ...tissue, consisting primarily of skin and muscle, that shields and protects the eyeball from mechanical injury and helps to provide the moist ... ...its principal portions being the tarsal plates, which border directly upon the opening between the lids, called the palpebral aperture; and (4) ... ...(an i...
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16. Conjunctiva
    The conjunctiva covers the sclera (white part of the eye) and lines the inside of the eyelids. It is composed of rare stratified columnar epithelium. ==Function== The conjunctiva helps lubricate the eye by producing mucus and tears, although a smaller volume of tears than the lacrimal gland. It als...
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17. conjunctiva
    Credit: St Luke's Cataract & Laser Institute The thin, transparent, mucous membrane that covers the outer surface of the eye. It begins at the outer edge of the cornea and covers the visible part of the sclera and lines the inside of the eyelids. It is nourished by tiny blood vessels that are b...
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18. Conjunctiva
    The conjunctiva is a thin, transparent membrane that surrounds the sclera of the eye and lines the inside of the eyelid. The cells of the conjunctiva produce a fluid similar to tears that lubricates the lids and the cornea making it easier to blink. Conjunctivitis, often called pink-eye, is a common...
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19. conjunctiva
    Type: Term Pronunciation: kon′jŭnk-tī′vă, -vē Definitions: 1. The mucous membrane investing the anterior surface of the eyeball and the posterior surface of the lids. Synonyms: tunica conjunctiva
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20. CONJUNCTIVA
    Mucous membrane lining the eyelids and covering the white surface (sclera) of the eyball.
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21. conjunctiva
    Latin con = with, and junctus = joined (cf. junction), hence the continuous bulbar and palpebral lining membrane.
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22. Conjunctiva
    The white membrane that lines the eyelid
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23. conjunctiva
    (kon;jungk-ti;vua) The thin membrane covering the anterior surface of the eyeball and lining the eyelids.
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24. conjunctiva
    (kon;jungk-ti;vua) The thin membrane covering the anterior surface of the eyeball and lining the eyelids.
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25. conjunctiva
    A membrane that lines the inner surface of the eyelid and also covers the front part of the eye. Conjunctivitis is inflammation of the conjunctiva.
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