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Definition of: conjunctiva
(kon′jungk·tī′və) noun plural ·vas or ·vae (-vē) Anat.
The mucous membrane lining the eyelids and covering the anterior part of the eyeball. See illustration under EYE. [<NL (membrana) conjunctiva connective (membrane)]
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