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Conjunctiva

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palpebralnoun	(zootomy) A dermal bone found near the eye socket of some animals.
chemotic	Relating to chemosis.
bulbar conjunctivanoun	(anatomy) One of three parts of the conjunctiva, the bulbar conjunctiva is the conjunctiva covering the eyeball, over the sclera.
scleranoun	(anatomy) The white of the eye; the tough outer coat of the eye that covers the eyeball except for the cornea.
hyaloid membranenoun	(anatomy) A transparent collagen membrane that surrounds the vitreous humor
fornixnoun	(anatomy) An archlike or vaulted structure or fold:
eyelidnoun	A thin skin membrane that covers and moves over an eye.
tear linenoun	A perforated or printed dotted line along which paper may be torn or cut.
epitarsusnoun	(anatomy) A fold of conjunctiva on the surface of the tarsus of the eye
capsulenoun	(pharmacy) A small container containing a dose of medicine.
corneanoun	(anatomy) The transparent layer making up the outermost front part of the eye, covering the iris, pupil, and anterior chamber.
mucosanoun	(anatomy) Synonym of mucous membrane.
corneoscleranoun	The sclera and cornea of the eye.
orbicularis oculinoun	(anatomy) A muscle of the face that encircles the orbit and passes through the eyelids, serving to close the eye.
episcleranoun	The outermost layer of the sclera, composed of loose, fibrous, elastic tissue.
sclerotalnoun	(anatomy) The optic capsule; the sclerotic coat of the eye.
choroidnoun	(anatomy) The pigmented vascular layer of the eyeball between the retina and the sclera.
fascia bulbinoun	(anatomy) A thin membrane that envelops the eyeball from the optic nerve to the limbus, separating it from the orbital fat and forming a socket in which it moves.
ectocorneanoun	(anatomy) The outer layer of the cornea
peritomynoun	The surgical removal of a strip of the conjunctiva of an eye.