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noun
An abnormal mass of tissue in the corner of the eye that obstructs vision.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
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noun
A generalized limb of a vertebrate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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noun
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: conjunctiva
History
From Ancient Greek πτερύγιον (pterúgion), diminutive of πτέρυξ (ptérux, “wing”). By surface analysis, pteryg- + -ium.
Across languages
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