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bulbar conjunctiva, conjunctival layer of bulb, tunica conjunctiva bulbi
the part of the conjunctiva covering the anterior face of the sclera and the surface epithelium of the cornea
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conjunctival layer of eyelids, palpebra conjunctiva, tunica conjunctiva palpebrarum
the part of the conjunctiva lining the posterior surface of the eyelids; continuous with the bulbar conjunctiva
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pinguecula
a slightly elevated elastic tissue deposit in the conjunctiva that may extend to the cornea but does not cover it
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pterygium
either of two thickened triangular layers of conjunctiva extending from the nasal edge of the eye to the cornea; it arises from irritation of the pinguecula
