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TUNICA CONJUNCTIVA [1 record]

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Record 1 2001-11-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Eye
DEF

A mucous membrane extending from the eyelid margin to the corneal limbus, forming the posterior layer of the eyelids (palpebral conjunctiva) and the anterior level of the eyeball.

OBS

Plural: conjunctivae

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oeil
DEF

Fine membrane transparente et muqueuse qui recouvre la partie postérieure des paupières.

OBS

Source MVISI-F : Le nouveau dictionnaire de la vision par Michel Millodot, Médiacom Vision Éditeur, 1997.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ojo
DEF

Mucosa que recubre la cara posterior de los párpados, el fórnix conjuntival y la cara anterior del globo ocular hasta el limbo esclerocorneal.

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