CONJUNCTIVA


Meaning of CONJUNCTIVA in English

— conjunctival , adj.

/kon'jungk tuy"veuh/ , n. , pl. conjunctivas, conjunctivae /-vee/ . Anat.

the mucous membrane that lines the exposed portion of the eyeball and inner surface of the eyelids. See diag. under eye .

[ 1350-1400; ME; short for ML membrana conjunctiva conjunctive membrane; see CONJUNCTIVE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .