/kɒŋˈjʌŋktɪvə/; /kɒŋˈjʌŋktɪvəɪ/ (US)

Definitions

1. noun

A thin membrane of mucous membrane covering the white part of the eye, extending between the eyelids and the eyeball, and including the membrana tenuis, the bulbar conjunctiva, the palpebral conjunctiva, and the plica semilunaris.

“The doctor examined the conjunctiva of the patient’s eye to diagnose the cause of redness.”