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Pterygium
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Pte-ryg′i-um
,Noun.
pl. E.
Pterygiums
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, L. Pterygia
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. [NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK], properly a dim, akin to [GREEK] a feather.]
(Med.)
A superficial growth of vascular tissue radiating in a fanlike manner from the cornea over the surface of the eye.
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pterygium
pterygium
English
Noun
pterygium (plural pterygiums or pterygia)
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Translations
an abnormal mass of tissue in the corner of the eye
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