subconjunctiva

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noun

The area below the conjunctiva

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Meanings

nounsubconjunctiva (plural subconjunctivas or subconjunctivae)

plural subconjunctivas · plural subconjunctivae

  1. The area below the conjunctiva

    In some individuals, the migration of adult worms (30–70 mm in length) through the subconjunctiva of the eye; transient, localized angioedema (Calabar swelling); and pruritus are observed, with more serious clinical manifestations occasionally evident with chronic infection [1 ].

    2015 September 29, “Genome Filtering for New DNA Biomarkers of Loa loa Infection Suitable for Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From sub- + conjunctiva.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with subconjunctiva

vivasalivaGodivaconjunctivagingiva
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APA

subconjunctiva. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subconjunctiva

MLA

“subconjunctiva.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subconjunctiva. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subconjunctiva,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subconjunctiva.

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