CONJUNCTIVA


Meaning of CONJUNCTIVA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌkän-ˌjəŋ(k)-ˈtī-və, kən- ]

noun

( plural -vas or con·junc·ti·vae -(ˌ)vē)

Etymology: New Latin, from Late Latin, feminine of conjunctivus conjoining, from Latin conjunctus

Date: 14th century

: the mucous membrane that lines the inner surface of the eyelids and is continued over the forepart of the eyeball — see eye illustration

• con·junc·ti·val -vəl adjective

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