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<h1>Conjunctiva</h1> <Xpage=304>

<hw>Con`junc*ti"va</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL., from L. <ets>conjunctivus</ets> connective.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The mucous membrane which covers the external surface of the ball of the eye and the inner surface of the lids; the conjunctival membrance.</def>

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<hw>Con`junc*ti"val</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Joining; connecting.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the conjunctiva.</def>

<h1>Conjunctive</h1> <Xpage=304>

<hw>Con*junc"tive</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>conjunctivus</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Serving to unite; connecting together.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Closely united.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Shak.</i>

<cs><col>Conjunctive mood</col> <fld>(Gram.)</fld>, <cd>the mood which follows a conjunction or expresses contingency; the subjunctive mood.</cd> -- <col>Conjunctive tissue</col> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>, <cd>the tissue found in nearly all parts of most animals. It yields gelatin on boiling, and consists of vriously arranged fibers which are imbedded protoplasmic cells, or corpuscles; -- called also <altname>cellular tissue</altname> and <altname>connective tissue</altname>. Adipose or fatty tissue is one of its many forms, and cartilage and bone are sometimes included by the phrase.</cd></cs>

<h1>Conjunctively</h1> <Xpage=304>

<hw>Con*junc"tive*ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In conjunction or union; together.</def>

<i>Sir T. Browne.</i>

<h1>Conjunctiveness</h1> <Xpage=304>

<hw>Con*junc"tive*ness</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The state or quality of being conjunctive.</def>

<i>Johnson.</i>

<h1>Conjunctivitis</h1> <Xpage=304>

<hw>Con*junc`ti*vi"tis</hw> <tt>(? &or; <?/)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Inflammation of the conjunctiva.</def>

<h1>Conjunctly</h1> <Xpage=304>

<hw>Con*junct"ly</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In union; conjointly; unitedly; together.</def>

<i>Sir W. Hamilton.</i>

<h1>Conjuncture</h1> <Xpage=304>

<hw>Con*junc"ture</hw> <tt>(?; 135)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>conjoncture, LL. <ets>conjunctura</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The act of joining, or state of being joined; union; connection; combination.</def>

<blockquote>The <b>conjuncture</b> of philosophy and divinity. <i>Hobbes.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>A fit <b>conjuncture</b> or circumstances. <i>Addison.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A crisis produced by a combination of circumstances; complication or combination of events or circumstances; plight resulting from various conditions.</def>

<blockquote>He [Chesterfield] had recently governed Ireland, at a momentous <b>conjuncture</b>, with eminent firmness, wisdom, and humanity. <i>Macaulay.</i></blockquote>

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