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Stedman's > conjunctiva

conjunctiva

Pronunciation: kon′jŭnk-tī′vă, -vē
The mucous membrane investing the anterior surface of the eyeball and the posterior surface of the lids.

Synonym(s): tunica conjunctiva TA

[L. fem. of conjunctivus, from conjungo, pp. -junctus, to bind together]