conjunctiva

From 1540s late Middle English, borrowing from Medieval Latin conjūnctīva (“serving to connect, connective”, feminine), ellipsis of membrāna conjūnctīva (“conjunctive membrane”).

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌkɒn.dʒʌŋ(k)ˈtʌɪ.və/, /kənˈdʒʌŋ(k).tɪv.ə/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌkɑnˌd͡ʒʌŋ(k)ˈtaɪ.və/, /kənˌd͡ʒʌŋ(k)ˈtaɪ.və/
• Rhymes: -aɪvə, -ʌŋktɪvə

conjunctiva (plural conjunctivas or conjunctivae)

1. (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

• conjunctival
• conjunctivo-, conjunctiv-
• subconjunctiva

• conjunctivally
• conjunctive

• “conjunctiva”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “conjunctiva”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary

• 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]

conjūnctīva

1. inflection of conjūnctīvus:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

conjūnctīvā

1. ablative feminine singular of conjūnctīvus