BULBAR CONJUNCTIVA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bulbar conjunctiva mean? 

• BULBAR CONJUNCTIVA (noun)
  The noun BULBAR CONJUNCTIVA has 1 sense:

1. the part of the conjunctiva covering the anterior face of the sclera and the surface epithelium of the cornea

  Familiarity information: BULBAR CONJUNCTIVA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BULBAR CONJUNCTIVA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The part of the conjunctiva covering the anterior face of the sclera and the surface epithelium of the cornea

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

bulbar conjunctiva; conjunctival layer of bulb; tunica conjunctiva bulbi

Hypernyms ("bulbar conjunctiva" is a kind of...):

conjunctiva (a transparent lubricating mucous membrane that covers the eyeball and the under surface of the eyelid)

 Context examples 

A thin, transparent tissue divided into the palpebral conjunctiva (covering the inner side of the eye lid) and the bulbar conjunctiva (covering the eyeball).

(Conjunctiva, NCI Thesaurus)

A thin, transparent mucous membrane that covers the posterior surface of lids (palpebral conjunctiva) and the outer surface of the sclera (bulbar conjunctiva).

(Murine Conjunctiva, NCI Thesaurus)

An annular transitional zone, approximately 1 mm wide, between the cornea and the bulbar conjunctiva and sclera.

(Corneoscleral Limbus, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)