PTERYGIUM

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: pterygia   

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Either of two thickened triangular layers of conjunctiva extending from the nasal edge of the eye to the cornea; it arises from irritation of the pinguecula

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Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("pterygium" is a kind of...):

conjunctiva (a transparent lubricating mucous membrane that covers the eyeball and the under surface of the eyelid)

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