conjunctiva
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From 1540s late Middle English, borrowing from Medieval Latin conjūnctīva (“serving to connect, connective”, feminine), ellipsis of membrāna conjūnctīva (“conjunctive membrane”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌkɒn.dʒʌŋ(k)ˈtʌɪ.və/, /kənˈdʒʌŋ(k).tɪv.ə/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˌkɑnˌd͡ʒʌŋ(k)ˈtaɪ.və/, /kənˌd͡ʒʌŋ(k)ˈtaɪ.və/
- Rhymes: -aɪvə, -ʌŋktɪvə
Noun[edit]
conjunctiva (plural conjunctivas or conjunctivae)
- (anatomy) A clear mucous membrane that lines the inner surface of the eyelid and the exposed surface of the eyeball or sclera.
- Hyponym: bulbar conjunctiva
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Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
mucous membrane
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References[edit]
- “conjunctiva”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “conjunctiva”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
Latin[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- conjūnctīva: (Classical) IPA(key): /kon.i̯uːnkˈtiː.u̯a/, [kɔni̯uːŋkˈt̪iːu̯ä]
- conjūnctīva: (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kon.junkˈti.va/, [konjuŋkˈt̪iːvä]
- conjūnctīvā: (Classical) IPA(key): /kon.i̯uːnkˈtiː.u̯aː/, [kɔni̯uːŋkˈt̪iːu̯äː]
- conjūnctīvā: (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kon.junkˈti.va/, [konjuŋkˈt̪iːvä]
Adjective[edit]
conjūnctīva
- inflection of conjūnctīvus:
conjūnctīvā
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