the delicate mucous membrane that covers the eyeball and the undersurface of the eyelid
Derived forms
conjunctival (ˌconjuncˈtival)
adjective
Word origin
C16: from New Latin membrāna conjunctīva the conjunctive membrane, from Late Latin conjunctīvusconjunctive
Examples of 'conjunctivae' in a sentence
conjunctivae
The upper tarsal conjunctivae of each participant were clinically assessed for trachoma and conjunctival swabs were obtained (n = 1507).
Anna R. Last, Sarah E. Burr, Emma Harding-Esch, Eunice Cassama, Meno Nabicassa, Chrissyh. Roberts, David C. W. Mabey, Martin J. Holland, Robin L. Bailey 2017, 'The impact of a single round of community mass treatment with azithromycin on diseaseseverity and ocular Chlamydia trachomatis load in treatment-naïve trachoma-endemicisland communities in West Africa', Parasites & Vectorshttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-017-2566-x. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)