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con·junc·ti·va
 conjunctiva
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- pronunciation:
- kan
juhngk
taI
v
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
conjunctivae, conjunctivas |
| definition: |
the mucous membrane lining the inner surface of the eyelid and the surface of the eyeball.
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adjective + (n.)conjunctiva
anatomic, caustic, congested, corneal, epidermoid, nasal, profuse, purplish, relieved, retinal, salivary, swollen
verb + (n.)conjunctiva
become, bulge, compromise, face, infiltrate, metastasize, pockmark, protrude, thicken
noun + (n.)conjunctiva
atrophy, burn, carcinoma, cataract, collateral, cornea, drain, eye, eyelid, gland, inflammation, lid, patch, region, tissue
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| derivation: |
conjunctival (adj.) |
The word conjunctiva
contains the following parts:
con-
Latin
prefix
that means with, together
  More about this word part:
The prefix con-
is an assimilated form of com- used before roots beginning with c, d, f, g, j, n, s, t, and v. See com-. Note: con-
is frequently an intensive prefix, as in " conceive
."
Example words:
conceive, concentrate, concentric, conclude, conclusion, condone, conduce, conducive, conduct, conductive, conduction, confer, conference, confidant, confide, confidence, confident, confine, confirm, conflict, confluence, conflux, conform, confuse, confusion, congener, congratulate, congregate, congress, conjecture, conjunct, conjunction, conjunctiva, connect, connote, conscript, conscription, consign, consonant, conspiracy, constant, constrain, construct, construction, contact, contain, container, context, continue, contract, conversant, convince, convict, conviction, convivial, convocation, convoke, inconceivable, inconsonant, inconspicuous, connotation, consequence, consequent
junct
Latin
root
that means join
Example words:
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