CONJUNCTIVA MEMBRANA
\kənd͡ʒˈʌŋktɪvə mɛmbɹˈɑːnə], \kəndʒˈʌŋktɪvə mɛmbɹˈɑːnə], \k_ə_n_dʒ_ˈʌ_ŋ_k_t_ɪ_v_ə m_ɛ_m_b_ɹ_ˈɑː_n_ə]\
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A mucous membrane, so called because it unites the globe of the eye with the eyelids. It covers the anterior surface of the eye, the inner surface of the eyelids, and the carunculolacrymalis. It possesses great general sensibility, communicated to it by fifth pair.
By Robley Dunglison
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