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bulbar conjunctiva

^ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0010306


The conjunctiva covering the anterior surface of the sclera and the surface epithelium of the cornea. [ MP:0013402 ]

Synonyms: ocular conjunctiva

Term info

database cross reference
  • FMA:59024
  • SCTID:264509009
  • UMLS:C0229275 (ncithesaurus:Bulbar_Conjunctiva)
  • NCIT:C12902
Subsets

pheno_slim

comment

covers the eyeball, over the sclera. This region of the conjunctiva is tightly bound to the underlying sclera by Tenon's capsule and moves with the eyeball movements.

id

UBERON:0010306

prefLabel

Bulbar conjunctiva