CONJUNCTIVA (conjunctivae)

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Irregular inflected form: conjunctivae   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does conjunctiva mean? 

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

1. a transparent lubricating mucous membrane that covers the eyeball and the under surface of the eyelid

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• CONJUNCTIVA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A transparent lubricating mucous membrane that covers the eyeball and the under surface of the eyelid

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

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

mucosa; mucous membrane (mucus-secreting membrane lining all body cavities or passages that communicate with the exterior)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "conjunctiva"):

bulbar conjunctiva; conjunctival layer of bulb; tunica conjunctiva bulbi (the part of the conjunctiva covering the anterior face of the sclera and the surface epithelium of the cornea)

conjunctival layer of eyelids; palpebra conjunctiva; tunica conjunctiva palpebrarum (the part of the conjunctiva lining the posterior surface of the eyelids; continuous with the bulbar conjunctiva)

pinguecula (a slightly elevated elastic tissue deposit in the conjunctiva that may extend to the cornea but does not cover it)

pterygium (either of two thickened triangular layers of conjunctiva extending from the nasal edge of the eye to the cornea; it arises from irritation of the pinguecula)

Holonyms ("conjunctiva" is a part of...):

eye; oculus; optic (the organ of sight)

eyelid; lid; palpebra (either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye)

Derivation:

conjunctival (of or relating to the conjunctiva)

 Context examples 

Inflammation of the conjunctiva of the eye.

(Conjunctivitis, NCI Thesaurus)

A non-Hodgkin lymphoma arising from the conjunctiva, lacrimal gland, lacrimal drainage apparatus, eyelids, or other orbital tissues around the eye.

(Ocular Adnexal Lymphoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A condition in which the conjunctiva (membranes lining the eyelids and covering the white part of the eye) become inflamed or infected.

(Conjunctivitis, NCI Dictionary)

It is the most common primary malignant tumor that arises from the conjunctiva.

(Conjunctival Squamous Cell Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Administration to the conjunctiva, the delicate membrane that lines the eyelids and covers the exposed surface of the eyeball.

(Conjunctival Route of Administration, Food and Drug Administration/CDISC)

A sulfonamide antibiotic used for topical application to the skin and the conjunctiva.

(Phthalylsulfacetamide, NCI Thesaurus)

A syndrome characterized by dryness of the cornea and conjunctiva.

(Dry Eye Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

The part of the conjunctiva, a thin transparent mucous membrane, that covers the posterior surface of the eyelids.

(Murine Palpebral Conjunctiva, NCI Thesaurus)

It is part of the conjunctiva and protects the eye from debris and dry air.

(Nictitating Membrane, NCI Thesaurus)

It is characterized by bilateral scarring and opacification of the conjunctivae.

(Ocular Cicatricial Pemphigoid, NCI Thesaurus)