conjunctiva
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conjunctiva
- /ˌkɒn.dʒʌŋ(k)ˈtʌɪ.və/ UK
- /kənˈdʒʌŋ(k).tɪv.ə/ UK
- /ˌkɑnˌd͡ʒʌŋ(k)ˈtaɪ.və/ US
- /kənˌd͡ʒʌŋ(k)ˈtaɪ.və/ US
Rhymes with -aɪvə, -ʌŋktɪvə
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From 1540s late Middle English, borrowing from Medieval Latin conjūnctīva (“serving to connect, connective”, feminine), ellipsis of membrāna conjūnctīva (“conjunctive membrane”).
noun conjunctivas · conjunctivae
- A clear mucous membrane that lines the inner surface of the eyelid and the exposed surface of the eyeball or sclera. There is a third inner eyelid, highly developed and of beautiful mechanism: this is the nictitating membrane, or "winker" (nictito, I wink), a delicate, elastic, translucent, pearly-white fold of the conjunctiva. While the other lids move vertically and have a horizontal commissure, the winker sweep
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noun mucous membrane
| Español | conjuntiva |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 결막 gyeolmak |
| 日本語 | 結膜 ketsumaku |
| 中文 | 結膜 /结膜 jiémó |
| Português | conjuntiva |
| Français | conjonctive |
| Deutsch | Bindehaut |
| Ελληνικά | επιπεφυκώς epipefykós |
| Русский | конъюнкти́ва konʺjunktíva, сли́зистая оболо́чка гла́за slízistaja obolóčka gláza |
| Tiếng Việt | màng kết, kết mạc |
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title = {conjunctiva},
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