conjunctiva
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English
Etymology
From 1540s late Middle English, borrowing from Medieval Latin conjūnctīva (“serving to connect, connective”, feminine), ellipsis of membrāna conjūnctīva (“conjunctive membrane”).
Pronunciation
- (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
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
- 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:
- 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 sweeps horizontally or obliquely across the ball, from the side next the beak to the opposite.
Derived terms
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Translations
mucous membrane
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References
- “conjunctiva”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “conjunctiva”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Latin
Pronunciation
- conjūnctīva: (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /kon.i̯uːnkˈtiː.u̯a/,
- conjūnctīva: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kon.junkˈti.va/,
- conjūnctīvā: (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /kon.i̯uːnkˈtiː.u̯aː/,
- conjūnctīvā: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kon.junkˈti.va/,
Adjective
conjūnctīva
- inflection of conjūnctīvus:
conjūnctīvā