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noun
A transparent lubricating mucous membrane that covers the eyeball and the under surface of the eyelid.
is a specific kind of: mucosa, mucous membrane.
is a broader term that covers: bulbar conjunctiva, conjunctival layer of bulb, tunica conjunctiva bulbi | conjunctival layer of eyelids, palpebra conjunctiva, tunica conjunctiva palpebrarum | pinguecula | pterygium.
is a part of: eye, oculus, optic | eyelid, lid, palpebra.
derivation: conjunctival.
Dutch: bindvlies, conjunctivaPolish: spojówka
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