PALPEBRAL CONJUNCTIVA
\pˈalpɛbɹə͡l kənd͡ʒˈʌŋktɪvə], \pˈalpɛbɹəl kəndʒˈʌŋktɪvə], \p_ˈa_l_p_ɛ_b_ɹ_əl k_ə_n_dʒ_ˈʌ_ŋ_k_t_ɪ_v_ə]\
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The mucous membrane lining the inner surface of the eyelids, which at the ciliary margin passes insensibly into the cutis of the eyelids. It extends as a lining membrane into the ducts of the meibomian glands, the lacrymal canaliculi, and the sac. [Lat.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
