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Definition of Bulbar conjunctiva
1. Noun. The part of the conjunctiva covering the anterior face of the sclera and the surface epithelium of the cornea.
Definition of Bulbar conjunctiva
1. Noun. (anatomy) One of three parts of the conjunctiva, the bulbar conjunctiva is the conjunctiva covering the eyeball, over the sclera. ¹
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Medical Definition of Bulbar conjunctiva
1. The part of the conjunctiva covering the anterior surface of the sclera and the surface epithelium of the cornea. Synonym: tunica conjunctiva bulbi, conjunctival layer of bulb. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bulbar Conjunctiva
Literary usage of Bulbar conjunctiva
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Lectures on the Human Eye in Its Normal and Pathological Conditions by Adolf Alt (1880)
"Trachoma-granule from the bulbar conjunctiva. ... Epithelioma of the bulbar
conjunctiva. I. Epithelial cylinder filled with round cells. 2. ..."
2. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1874)
"The semilunar fold of the conjunctiva was very swollen and red, and the bulbar
conjunctiva slightly injected, while the cornea and the deeper parts of the ..."
3. Diseases of the eye: A Handbook of Ophthalmic Practice for Students and by George Edmund De Schweinitz (1916)
"Cysts of the conjunctiva may appear in the bulbar conjunctiva, ... Lymphatic cysts
appear in the bulbar conjunctiva, and represent dilatations of lymphatic ..."
4. Manual of the diseases of the eye: For Students and General Practitioners by Charles Henry May (1909)
"Tlie bulbar conjunctiva, thin and transparent, covers the anterior surface of
the eyeball, being loosely attached to the sclera by connective tissue ..."
5. Quarterly Compendium of Medical Science by D. G. Brinton (1885)
"The bulbar conjunctiva below the cornea of this eye was grasped and pulled ...
The normal sensibility of the bulbar conjunctiva was now nearly restored. ..."
6. Transactions of the American Ophthalmological Society Annual Meeting by American Ophthalmological Society (1905)
"... arterio-sclerosis, or other causes, the bulbar conjunctiva and underlying
tissues bleed excessively, tear, or give way, and for these reasons annoying ..."
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