conjunctivas

Variant of conjunctiva

conjunctiva definition

con·junc·tiva (kän′jəŋk tī′və)

noun pl. conjunctivas -·vas or conjunctivae -·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

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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