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conjunctivas

conjunctivas is the plural of conjunctiva.

Meaning of conjunctiva

Noun

conjunctiva (plural conjunctivas or conjunctivae)

  1. 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, pearly-white fold of the conjunctiva. While the other lids move vertically and have a horizontal commissure, the winker...1884, Elliott Coues, “§ 4.—An Introduction to the Anatomy of Birds.”, in Key to North American Birds. […], 2nd edition, Boston, Mass.: Estes and Lauriat, →OCLC, part II (General Ornithology), page 180

Phrases with conjunctivas

Questions about conjunctivas

What is conjunctivas the plural of?
Conjunctivas is the plural of conjunctiva.

Words near conjunctivas in the dictionary

  1. conjunctival
  2. conjunctivalisation
  3. conjunctivalization
  4. conjunctivalized
  5. conjunctivally
  6. conjunctivas
  7. conjunctive
  8. conjunctive adverb
  9. conjunctive adverbs
  10. conjunctive error
  11. conjunctive errors

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