Usually means: Yellowish, benign growth on conjunctiva.
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▸ noun:  A yellow-white deposit on the conjunctiva of the eye, adjacent to the limbus, caused by exposure to ultraviolet.

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pinguecule, hypopyon, pseudopterygium, xanthelasma, pustule, maculopapule, pinkeye, pterygium, pink eye, chionablepsia, more...

Types:
yellow, white, red, inflamed, more...

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Similar:
pinguecule, hypopyon, pseudopterygium, xanthelasma, pustule, maculopapule, pinkeye, pterygium, pink eye, chionablepsia, more...

Types:
yellow, white, red, inflamed, more...



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