bulbar conjunctiva

noun

One of three parts of the conjunctiva, the bulbar conjunctiva is the conjunctiva covering the eyeball, over the sclera.

Similar
ocular conjunctivaconjunctival layer of bulbtunica conjunctiva bulbi

Meanings

nounbulbar conjunctiva (plural bulbar conjunctivas or bulbar conjunctivae)

plural bulbar conjunctivas · plural bulbar conjunctivae

  1. anatomyOne of three parts of the conjunctiva, the bulbar conjunctiva is the conjunctiva covering the eyeball, over the sclera.

    Synonyms: ocular conjunctiva

Synonyms & antonyms

nounOne of three parts of the conjunctiva, the bulbar conjunctiva is the conjunctiva covering the eyeball, over the sclera.

Similar
ocular conjunctiva

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe part of the conjunctiva covering the anterior face of the sclera and the surface epithelium of the cornea

Similar
conjunctival layer of bulbtunica conjunctiva bulbi

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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