conjunctival
- adjective
- /kənˈdʒʌŋk.tɪ.vəl/
- Specialized
- The diagnosis of sarcoidosis can often be made with a biopsy of conjunctival or oral mucosa, even when disease manifestations are not apparent in those parts of the body.
- conjunctival exposure
- conjunctival sensitivity
- conjunctival samples
Examples
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Of the ocular adnexae, the caruncle is the favorite site for oncocytoma; however, conjunctival oncocytomas have also been described.
Academic text (1995) -
All the infected monkeys and 4 of the 5 infected guinea pigs died, clearly establishing the infectivity of the Ebola virus via conjunctival or oral exposure.
Academic text (1995) -
Red eyes (conjunctival injection)
Academic text (2012) -
Conjunctival SCC is an aggressive disease in tropical and subtropical regions, where it tends to occur in younger patients.
Academic text (2008) -
Thus, pulmonary, nasopharyngeal, oral, or conjunctival exposure to airborne droplets of the virus had to be considered the most likely mode of infection.
Academic text (1995) -
Symptoms include fever, myalgia, and gastrointestinal, urinary, cerebral, and conjunctival hemorrhage.
Academic text (2013) -
After referral, an otorhinologic evaluation revealed an extremely dry, erythematous buccal mucosa and conjunctival erythema.
Academic text (1999) -
We investigated whether a commercial Micro-ArrayTube could discriminate Chlamydiaceae species in DNA extracted directly from conjunctival samples from 101 trachoma patients in Nepal.
Academic text (2013) -
A physical examination identified a bilateral conjunctival suffusion, more notable in the right eye; cervical lymphadenopathy, tachypnea, tachycardia, splenomegaly, and major confusion.
Academic text (2015) -
The doctor observed evident conjunctival redness during the eye examination.
Compounds
- Specialized
A thin clear layer covering the white of the eye and the front of the eyeball
- Specialized
The inner lining of the eyelid that touches the eye and continues over the white part
- Specialized
A small vein that takes blood away from the clear thin layer over the white of the eye
Surface Forms
Morphology
conjunctival = conjunctiva (transparent) = conjunctiva + al
The adjective is a regular formation meaning 'relating to the conjunctiva' with no evident sense shift.
Etymology
Conjunctival comes from Latin parts con- meaning 'together' and junct as in conjunctiva, junction, and joint, meaning 'to join'. So conjunctival describes the thin membrane that 'joins' the eyelid to the white of the eye, and means 'relating to that joined membrane'.