The conjunctiva is the mucous membrane of the eye. From Wordnik.com. [X. The Organs of the Senses and the Common Integument. 1c. 3. The Accessory Organs of the Eye] Reference
The conjunctiva is the thin, clear membrane covering the white part of the eye. From Wordnik.com. [Medindia Health News] Reference
The inner lining membrane of the eyelids is known as the conjunctiva; it is richly supplied with blood-vessels and nerves. From Wordnik.com. [A Practical Physiology] Reference
The cornea and conjunctiva are directly exposed to toxicants. From Wordnik.com. [Toxicity] Reference
I pulled down Roopy's lower eyelid and saw a pink conjunctiva. From Wordnik.com. [Every living thing]
The ocular reaction may occur on the cornea, conjunctiva, or iris. From Wordnik.com. [Toxicity testing methods] Reference
As before, simple disease of the conjunctiva passes into purulent ophthalmia. From Wordnik.com. [Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah] Reference
Then as the horse staggered around he reflected the eyelid and examined the conjunctiva. From Wordnik.com. [Every living thing]
Lousy, weak pulse -- can hardly detect it -- brick-red conjunctiva and temperature one hundred three. From Wordnik.com. [Every living thing]
I pulled the lower eyelid down from the staring orb-the conjunctiva was blue, Jake hadn't long to live. From Wordnik.com. [Favourite Dog Stories]
This is the conjunctiva (kon'-junk-ty'vuh; "connective" L, because it connects the eyeball and the eyelids). From Wordnik.com. [The Human Brain]
It refers to the inflammation of the conjunctiva, the thin transparent membrane covering the front of the eye. From Wordnik.com. [Natural Remedies for Curing Conjunctivitis] Reference
And then they ` ll look for small, little, tiny pinpoint hemorrhages on the surfaces of the eyes, the conjunctiva. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 10, 2008] Reference
At the base of the lids the conjunctiva passes to the eyeball and forms a firmly attached covering over its front surface. From Wordnik.com. [Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools] Reference
I seem extraordinarily alert, considering my situation, and I am surprised to see that the redness is gone from my conjunctiva. From Wordnik.com. [Between a Rock and a Hard Place] Reference
It's a catch-all description for inflammation of the conjunctiva, the membranes that line the eyelid and the surface of the eye. From Wordnik.com. [When sex can be an eye-opener] Reference
These for the most part lodged in the skin over the left orbicularis muscle, but one also lodged in the conjunctiva and was removed. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre] Reference
To remove small particles from the eye, unless they have penetrated the globe, or become fixed in the conjunctiva, do as follows. From Wordnik.com. [Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889] Reference
The conjunctiva is kept moist by the secretions ( "tears") of the tear glands, a name that is Latinized to lacrimal glands ( "tear" L). From Wordnik.com. [The Human Brain]
The action of the liver becoming deranged, its eliminative office is imperfectly discharged, and thus sallowness of the face and a bilious-tinged conjunctiva are produced. From Wordnik.com. [Intestinal Ills Chronic Constipation, Indigestion, Autogenetic Poisons, Diarrhea, Piles, Etc. Also Auto-Infection, Auto-Intoxication, Anemia, Emaciation, Etc. Due to Proctitis and Colitis] Reference
Minor routes would include the urinary and genital tracts and the conjunctiva. From Wordnik.com. [CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]]
Pink Eye-Also called Conjunctivitis, pink eye is an infection that inflamates the conjunctiva. From Wordnik.com. [CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]]
The tunica sclerotica, viewed through the conjunctiva, forms what is called the white of the eye. From Wordnik.com. [Popular Lectures on Zoonomia Or The Laws of Animal Life, in Health and Disease] Reference
As you sleep, the veins on the conjunctiva layer inside the eyelid feed needed oxygen onto the eyeball. From Wordnik.com. [CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]] Reference
Forlenze has seen the pupils adherent to the conjunctiva, and by dissection has given sight to the subject. From Wordnik.com. [Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine] Reference
The conjunctiva was insensible and there was no contractile response of the pupil to the light of a candle. From Wordnik.com. [Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine] Reference
Pinkeye is redness and swelling of the conjunctiva, the mucous membrane that lines the eyelid and eye surface. From Wordnik.com. [CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]] Reference
Hamill describes the case of a young girl whose conjunctiva was pierced by one of the rests of an ordinary gas-bracket. From Wordnik.com. [Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine] Reference
The tendon being divided satisfactorily, the edges of conjunctiva should be replaced, and the eye closed for a few hours. From Wordnik.com. [A Manual of the Operations of Surgery For the Use of Senior Students, House Surgeons, and Junior Practitioners] Reference
Dermoids are found in the palate and pharynx, and open dermoids of the conjunctiva are classified by Sutton with the moles. From Wordnik.com. [Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine] Reference
ECTROPIUM is the opposite condition from entropium; in it the eyelids are everted and the palpebral conjunctiva is exposed. From Wordnik.com. [A Manual of the Operations of Surgery For the Use of Senior Students, House Surgeons, and Junior Practitioners] Reference
Yaoxian, who is suffering from scrofula and a conjunctiva meningitis, was said to be critically ill, reports the China Daily. From Wordnik.com. [Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7] Reference
Their research found that, unlike seasonal flu, A (H1N1) can replicate in the conjunctiva, the transparent surface of the eye. From Wordnik.com. [SciDev.Net]
The conjunctiva of the right eye became congested, and a small ulcer formed on the right cornea, which healed without much trouble. From Wordnik.com. [Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine] Reference
The lower lid droops, the patient cannot wink, and the conjunctiva therefore becomes dry, and is irritated by exposure to cold and dust. From Wordnik.com. [Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition.] Reference
The wound in the sclerotic was three or four lines in length, and the rent in the conjunctiva was so large that it required three sutures. From Wordnik.com. [Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine] Reference
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