English Explanatory Dictionary

pterygium

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An abnormal mass of tissue in the corner of the eye that obstructs vision.
  2. A generalized limb of a vertebrate.

Word forms

pterygium pterygiums pterygia

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πτερύγιον (pterúgion), diminutive of πτέρυξ (ptérux, “wing”). By surface analysis, pteryg- + -ium.

Related words

pterygiate webeye

Derived words

basipterygium lateropterygium popliteal pterygium syndrome pseudopterygium pterygial pterygiophore

Translations

Arabic: ظُفْرَة Catalan: pterigi Galician: pterixio Icelandic: glæruvængur Italian: pterigio Spanish: pterigión Ottoman Turkish: ظفر
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