konjungtiva

Indonesian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin conjūnctīva (“serving to connect, connective”, feminine), ellipsis of membrāna conjūnctīva (“conjunctive membrane”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔnd͡ʒʊŋˈtiva/
  • Hyphenation: kon‧jung‧ti‧va
  • Rhymes: -va, -a

Noun

konjungtiva (plural konjungtiva-konjungtiva)

  1. (anatomy) conjunctiva: a clear mucous membrane that lines the inner surface of the eyelid and the exposed surface of the eyeball or sclera

Alternative forms

  • konjungtivitis

Further reading

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