noun
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Meanings
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noun
a transparent lubricating mucous membrane that covers the eyeball and the under surface of the eyelid
Dust irritated the conjunctiva beneath her eyelid.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
ocular mucous membrane
Etymology
From 1540s late Middle English, borrowing from Medieval Latin conjūnctīva (“serving to connect, connective”, feminine), ellipsis of membrāna conjūnctīva (“conjunctive membrane”).