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Where does “conjunctiva” come from?

conjunctiva (English) comes from Medieval Latin conjūnctīva.

conjunctiva (English): A clear mucous membrane that lines the inner...

Definitions

  1. A clear mucous membrane that lines the inner...

Ancestry of “conjunctiva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinconjūnctīva—

Words derived from “conjunctiva”

  • conjunctivitis
  • conjunctival
  • keratoconjunctivitis
  • subconjunctival
  • transconjunctival
  • rhinoconjunctivitis
  • blepharoconjunctivitis
  • subconjunctivally
  • pharyngoconjunctival
  • transconjunctivally
  • subconjunctiva
  • conjunctivally
  • photoconjunctivitis
  • scleroconjunctival
  • intraconjunctival
  • conjunctivital
  • intraconjunctivally
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