#conjunctiva a transparent membrane covering the eyeball and under surface of the eyelid
supertype: mucous_membrane__mucosa mucus-secreting membrane lining all body cavities or passages that communicate with the exterior
part of: eye eyelid
subtype: pinguecula a slightly elevated elastic tissue deposit in the conjunctiva that may extend to the cornea but does not cover it
subtype: pterygium a thickened triangular layer of conjunctiva extending from the nasal edge of the eye to the cornea; pterygia arise from irritation of the pinguecula
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