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lateropterygium

lateropterygium noun: a lateral pterygium.

Noun

lateropterygium (plural lateropterygiums or lateropterygia)

  1. A lateral pterygium.

Forms of lateropterygium

plurallateropterygiums
plurallateropterygia

Origin of lateropterygium

From latero- + pterygium.

Questions about lateropterygium

What does lateropterygium mean?
Lateropterygium means a lateral pterygium.
What part of speech is lateropterygium?
Lateropterygium is a noun.
What is the plural of lateropterygium?
The plural of lateropterygium is lateropterygiums.

Words near lateropterygium in the dictionary

  1. lateroposterior
  2. lateroposteriorly
  3. lateropronotum
  4. lateroproximal
  5. lateroproximally
  6. lateropterygium
  7. lateropulsion
  8. lateropulsions
  9. laterorostrally
  10. lateroscope
  11. lateroscopes

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