HOW TO PRONOUNCE
conjunctiva
/ˌkɑnˌd͡ʒʌŋ(k)ˈtaɪ.və/
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kon-junk-TY-vuh: stress the long i in TY.
The j has the sound in “jam.” Conjunctiva can be pronounced with or without the k before t, so the middle consonant group may sound slightly shorter.
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“The diagram identifies the conjunctiva beside the eyelid.”
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noun
- A clear mucous membrane that lines the inner surface of the eyelid and the exposed surface of the eyeball or sclera.
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/ˌkɑnˌd͡ʒʌŋ(k)ˈtaɪ.və/
Pronunciation used in the listening tip.
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As the disease progresses, the conjunctiva becomes more vascular, the photophobia intolerable, the cornea itself becomes opaque, and sometimes exhibits a vascular appearance.
Dermoids are found in the palate and pharynx, and open dermoids of the conjunctiva are classified by Sutton with the moles.
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There is generally also a deficiency of bile in the motions, and, in addition to simple costiveness, we have more or less loss of appetite, with a too pale tongue, dullness, and sleepiness, with slight redness of the conjunctiva.
He further adds, “If we separate the eyelids of a child to examine the eye, while it cries and struggles with passion, by taking off the natural support to the vascular system of the eye, and means of guarding it against the rush of blood then occurring, the conjunctiva becomes suddenly filled with blood, and the eyelids everted.”