The mucous membrane that lines the inner surface of the eyelids and the front of the eyeball. [ MESH:A09.371.060.200 MP:0001310 http://www.informatics.jax.org/accession/csmith ]
Synonyms: tunica conjunctiva conjunctivae wall of conjunctival sac conjunctivas
Term information
- NCIT:C12341
- GAID:898
- MESH:D003228
- MA:0000265
- XAO:0000182
- EFO:0000374
- Wikipedia:Conjunctiva
- BTO:0003415
- CALOHA:TS-2232
- AAO:0010343
- FMA:59011
- SCTID:181161008
- EV:0100340
uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim, human_reference_atlas
Term relations
- anatomical wall
- ectoderm-derived structure
- part of some conjunctival sac
- adjacent to some eyelid
- part of some ocular surface region
- contributes to morphology of some anterior segment of eyeball
- adjacent to some sclera
- develops from some external ectoderm