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CONJUNCTIVAL

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to the conjunctiva

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

conjunctiva (a transparent lubricating mucous membrane that covers the eyeball and the under surface of the eyelid)

Derivation:

conjunctiva (a transparent lubricating mucous membrane that covers the eyeball and the under surface of the eyelid)

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 Context examples: 

Limitations include rapid drug elimination due to lacrimation and nasolacrimal drainage, drug binding to, and metabolism by, tear proteins, and target non-specificity as a result of systemic absorption through the nasal mucosa and conjunctival vasculature.

(Conjunctival Route of Administration, NCI Thesaurus)

Corneal and conjunctival dryness due to deficient tear production, predominantly in menopausal and post-menopausal women.

(Dry Eye Syndrome, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

It usually affects adult Caucasians, is most often unilateral, and may progress to conjunctival melanoma.

(Conjunctival Primary Acquired Melanosis, NCI Thesaurus)