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One of three parts of the conjunctiva, the bulbar conjunctiva is the conjunctiva covering the eyeball, over the sclera.Syn: ocular conjunctivaSee Also: tarsal conjunctiva, fornix conjunctiva
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Bulbar conjunctiva — That part of the conjunctiva, a clear membrane of the eye, which covers the outer surface of the eye. The other part of the conjunctiva is the palpebral conjunctiva, which lines the inside of the eyelids. The bulbar conjunctiva is also called the … Medical dictionary
bulbar conjunctiva — noun the part of the conjunctiva covering the anterior face of the sclera and the surface epithelium of the cornea • Syn: ↑conjunctival layer of bulb, ↑tunica conjunctiva bulbi • Hypernyms: ↑conjunctiva … Useful english dictionary
Conjunctiva — A thin clear moist membrane that coats the inner surfaces of the eyelids and the outer surface of the eye. The section of the conjunctiva that coats the inner aspect of the eyelids is called the palpebral conjunctiva while that covering the outer … Medical dictionary
Bulbar — Pertaining to a bulb, in medicine any rounded mass of tissue (that is shaped somewhat like a crocus or tulip bulb). For example, the bulbar conjunctiva is that part of the conjunctiva, a clear membrane of the eye, which covers the outer rounded… … Medical dictionary
Conjunctiva — The upper half of a sagittal section through the front of the eyeball. (Label for Conjunctiva visible at center left.) … Wikipedia
Palpebral conjunctiva — The part of the conjunctiva, a clear membrane, that coats the inside of the eyelids. The palpebral conjunctiva is as opposed to the ocular (or bulbar) conjunctiva, the part of the conjunctiva that covers the outer surface of the eye. * * * the… … Medical dictionary
Ocular conjunctiva — That part of the conjunctiva, a clear membrane of the eye, which covers the outer surface of the eye. The other part of the conjunctiva is the palpebral conjunctiva, which lines the inside of the eyelids. The ocular conjunctiva is also called the … Medical dictionary
palpebra conjunctiva — noun the part of the conjunctiva lining the posterior surface of the eyelids; continuous with the bulbar conjunctiva • Syn: ↑conjunctival layer of eyelids, ↑tunica conjunctiva palpebrarum • Hypernyms: ↑conjunctiva … Useful english dictionary
tunica conjunctiva palpebrarum — noun the part of the conjunctiva lining the posterior surface of the eyelids; continuous with the bulbar conjunctiva • Syn: ↑palpebra conjunctiva, ↑conjunctival layer of eyelids • Hypernyms: ↑conjunctiva … Useful english dictionary
tunica conjunctiva bulbi — noun the part of the conjunctiva covering the anterior face of the sclera and the surface epithelium of the cornea • Syn: ↑bulbar conjunctiva, ↑conjunctival layer of bulb • Hypernyms: ↑conjunctiva … Useful english dictionary
