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Conjunctiva   /kˌɑndʒəŋktˈaɪvə/   Listen
Conjunctiva

noun
(pl. conjunctivae, conjunctivas)
1.
A transparent lubricating mucous membrane that covers the eyeball and the under surface of the eyelid.



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"Conjunctiva" Quotes from Famous Books



... is not swallowed, and tube-feeding is frequently necessary on account of the failure of the patient to swallow anything that is put into his mouth. The eyes may remain open for such long periods of time that the conjunctiva and sclera may become quite dry and ulcerate. In these extreme cases there is, of course, no response to verbal commands. What is more striking, no reaction appears to pin pricks, so that it seems as if consciousness of ...
— Benign Stupors - A Study of a New Manic-Depressive Reaction Type • August Hoch
... which is associated with rhythmic contractions of the uterine muscle; later, many other muscles take part in the birth and pain is associated with all these muscular contractions—these are labor pains; when a foreign body, be it ever so small, falls upon the conjunctiva or cornea there results what is perhaps the acutest pain known, and quick and active muscular action follows—this is special contact pain. Special pain receptors are placed in certain parts of the nose, the pharynx, and the larynx, ...
— The Origin and Nature of Emotions • George W. Crile
... membrane are used to cover defects in the lip, cheek, and conjunctiva. The technique is similar to that employed in skin-grafting; the sources of mucous membrane are limited and the element of septic infection cannot always ...
— Manual of Surgery - Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. • Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles


Words linked to "Conjunctiva" :   lid, mucous membrane, pinguecula, eye, eyelid, palpebra, mucosa, pterygium, palpebra conjunctiva, oculus, optic


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