Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to the conjunctiva.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Joining; connecting.
- adjective (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the conjunctiva.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of or relating to the
conjunctiva . - adjective Serving to
join orconnect .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or relating to the conjunctiva
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Examples
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People are also sensitive to light and will have redness to heir eyes called conjunctival suffusion (which is similar to conjunctivitis).
Winnipeg Sun 2009
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People are also sensitive to light and will have redness to heir eyes called conjunctival suffusion (which is similar to conjunctivitis).
Winnipeg Sun 2009
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There have also been reports of conjunctival hyperemia, or redness in the eyes.
New Drug Approved to Treat Glaucoma Peter Loftus 2012
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That, maybe, a drop of the solution had come onto my fingertips and, when I rubbed my eyes, it got into the conjunctival sacs.
MANUFACTURING DEPRESSION Gary Greenberg 2010
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The FDA was particularly concerned about these claims, according to the letter, “because patients are highly unlikely to be able to differentiate between eye redness associated with conjunctival hyperemia, allergic reaction, or inflammation without the advice of a healthcare provider.”
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The FDA was particularly concerned about these claims, according to the letter, “because patients are highly unlikely to be able to differentiate between eye redness associated with conjunctival hyperemia, allergic reaction, or inflammation without the advice of a healthcare provider.”
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One unexpected event was that 2 study participants experienced opthalmologic emergencies - one, a 42 year old psychologist with no history of eye problems experienced a retinal detachment and required emergency surgery and a 40 year old nurse for the first time in her life had a conjunctival hemorrhage.
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Another volunteer had conjunctival bleeding and others complained of being poisoned.
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Artificial tears can improve the treatment, acting as a barrier at the level of conjunctival mucosa.
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The wound itself showed as a tiny scarlet spot on the sclera, a small conjunctival bleb above it.
A Breath of Snow and Ashes Gabaldon, Diana 2005
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