Usually means: Abnormal growth on the conjunctiva.
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We found 30 dictionaries that define the word pterygium:

General (18 matching dictionaries)
  1. pterygium: Merriam-Webster
  2. pterygium: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. pterygium: Collins English Dictionary
  4. pterygium: Vocabulary.com
  5. pterygium: Wordnik
  6. pterygium: Wiktionary
  7. pterygium: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  8. pterygium: Infoplease Dictionary
  9. pterygium: Dictionary.com
  10. Pterygium (conjunctiva), Pterygium: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  11. Pterygium: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  12. pterygium: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  13. pterygium: Rhymezone
  14. Pterygium: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  15. pterygium: FreeDictionary.org
  16. pterygium: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words
  17. pterygium: Mnemonic Dictionary
  18. pterygium: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. pterygium: Encyclopedia

Medicine (11 matching dictionaries)
  1. pterygium: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. Pterygium: MedTerms.com Medical Dictionary
  4. Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  5. Pterygium: Merck Manuals
  6. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  7. Specific Diseases/Disorders (No longer online)
  8. Pterygium: MEDLINE plus Illustrated Medical Encyclopedia
  9. -pterygium, pterygium: Medical dictionary
  10. University of Maryland Glossary of Medical Terms (No longer online)
  11. Pterygium: Drug Medical Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (pterygium)

▸ noun:  (pathology) An abnormal mass of tissue in the corner of the eye that obstructs vision
▸ noun:  (zoology) A generalized limb of a vertebrate

Similar:
pseudopterygium, keratoglobus, exophthalmos, ectopia, dyscoria, staphyloma, psorophthalmy, exophthalmus, pseudoglioma, polycoria, more...

Phrases:
pterygium syndrome, pterygium colli, popliteal pterygium syndrome, multiple pterygium syndrome, syndrome, popliteal pterygium, more...

Adjectives:
recurrent, primary, true, popliteal, advanced, large, nasal, small, false, stationary, progressive

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Similar:
pseudopterygium, keratoglobus, exophthalmos, ectopia, dyscoria, staphyloma, psorophthalmy, exophthalmus, pseudoglioma, polycoria, more...

Phrases:
pterygium syndrome, pterygium colli, popliteal pterygium syndrome, multiple pterygium syndrome, syndrome, popliteal pterygium, syndrome popliteal pterygium, more...

Adjectives:
recurrent, primary, true, popliteal, advanced, large, nasal, small, false, stationary, progressive



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