Conjunctiva

What do we mean by conjunctiva?

The mucous membrane that lines the inner surface of the eyelid and the exposed surface of the eyeball. noun

In anat, the mucous membrane which lines the inner surface of the eyelids and thence is reflected over the front of the eyeball, thus conjoining the lids and the globe of the eye: a contraction of tunica conjunctiva. noun

In entom., the membrane uniting two sclerites, or hard parts of the integument, which move freely on each other. noun

The mucous membrane which covers the external surface of the ball of the eye and the inner surface of the lids; the conjunctival membrane. noun

A clear mucous membrane that lines the inner surface of the eyelid and the exposed surface of the eyeball or sclera. noun

A transparent lubricating mucous membrane that covers the eyeball and the under surface of the eyelid noun

A clear mucous membrane that lines the inner surface of the eyelid and the exposed surface of the eyeball or sclera.

Words that are spelled similarly to conjunctiva:
conjunctiva, conjunctive, conjuctiva, conjunction, conjunctival, conjunctivae, conjunctives, conjunctio, conjunctivas, conjunctivum, conjonctive.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word conjunctiva:
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Words that rhyme with conjunctiva:
saliva, godiva, lady godiva, sliwa, alive a, archive a, arrive a, clive a, contrive a, deprive a, derive a, dive a, dr a, drive a, five a, hive a, live a, revive a, saliva a, strive a, survive a.

Adjectives that are often used to describe conjunctiva:
palpebral, tarsal, ocular, upper, normal, lower, superior, human, adjacent, inferior, inflamed, limbal, overlying, entire, bulbar, healthy, injected, exposed, tunica, pale, sclerotic, red, everted, thickened, temporal, granular, chemotic, swollen, transparent, perilimbal, corneal, congested, underlying, intact, nasal, thin, affected, left, forniceal, diseased, chemosed, redundant, scarred, lateral, pigmented, medial, orbital, dry, edematous, loose, hyperemic, interpalpebral, reddened, scleral, neighboring, retrotarsal, infected, yellow, posterior, involved, trachomatous, delicate, adherent, excess, marginal, bilateral, hypertrophied, smooth, vascular, fornical, superficial, adjoining, insensitive, yellowish, necrotic, marked, ipsilateral, elevated, oedematous, detached, prolapsed, mild, sensitive, mobile.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective conjunctiva:
resection, yellow, red, pink, translucent.

Consonant match to conjunctiva:
conjunctivae.

Words that sound like conjunctiva:
conjunctiva, conjunctive, conjunctio, conjunctively, conjunctivitis, conjunct, conning tower, contact high, common time, subjunctives.