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pterygium
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun pterygium has 1 sense
CIDE DICTIONARY
pterygium, n. [NL., fr. Gr. , properly a dim, akin to a feather.].
A superficial growth of vascular tissue radiating in a fanlike manner from the cornea over the surface of the eye. [1913 Webster]
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