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... > Body Regions > Head > Face > Eye > Eyelids > Conjunctiva
Sense Organs > Eye > Eyelids > Conjunctiva

Preferred term

Conjunctiva  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • The mucous membrane that covers the posterior surface of the eyelids and the anterior pericorneal surface of the eyeball. Conjunctiva covering the posterior surface of the eyelid. Conjunctiva covering the anterior pericorneal surface of the eyeball.

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Entry terms

  • Tunica Conjunctiva

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-KC40QP2F-H

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