A thin transparent mucous membrane that covers the posterior surface of the eyelids and is continuous with the bulbar conjunctiva at the conjunctival fornicies. [ MP:0013394 ]

Synonyms: tunica conjunctiva palpebrum conjunctival layer of eyelids tarsal conjunctiva

This is just here as a test because I lose it

Term information

database cross reference
  • FMA:59025
  • UMLS:C0229274 (ncithesaurus:Palpebral_Conjunctiva)
  • NCIT:C12901
  • MA:0001265
  • SCTID:280666005
Subsets

pheno_slim

comment

lines the eyeballs

has related synonym

eyelid conjunctiva

id

UBERON:0001812