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pterygium

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[Gr. pterygion, wing]
Triangular thickening of the bulbar conjunctiva extending from the inner canthus to the border of the cornea with the apex toward the pupil, probably related to chronic irritation.

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Venes, Donald, editor. "Pterygium." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 23rd ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2017. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/733757/all/pterygium.

Pterygium. In: Venes D, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. 23rd ed. F.A. Davis Company; 2017. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/733757/all/pterygium. Accessed February 17, 2019.

Pterygium. (2017). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary. Available from https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/733757/all/pterygium

Pterygium [Internet]. In: Venes D, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2017. [cited 2019 February 17]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/733757/all/pterygium

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