OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 26713

conjunctiva

/ˌkɒn.dʒʌŋ(k)ˈtʌɪ.və/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
conjuntiva
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, pearl…
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