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conjunctiva Definition

con·junc·tiva (kän′jəŋk tī′və)

noun pl. -·vas or -·vae-vē

the mucous membrane lining the inner surface of the eyelids and covering the front part of the eyeball

Etymology: ME < ML (membrana) conjunctiva, connecting (membrane): see conjunctive

conjunctiva Related Forms
con′·junc·ti′·val adjective
conjunctiva Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • eye: The disease is spread by biting flies and the adult worms migrate along connective tissue, usually reaching the conjunctiva of the eye.

Adjective modifier

  • tarsal: Mucous membrane graft to the upper lid tarsal conjunctiva can be useful.
  • bulbar: The extensive conjunctival defect, involving one-half of the bulbar conjunctiva, was reconstructed with an amniotic membrane allograft.
  • human: The ocular surface as part of the mucosal immune system: kinetics of immune cell traffic across basement membrane of the human conjunctiva.

Preposition: in

  • eye: Conjunctivitis An inflammation ( swelling ) of the conjunctiva in the eye, which causes redness, soreness and discharge from the affected eye.