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pterygia

pterygia is the plural of pterygium.

Meaning of pterygium

Noun

pterygium (plural pterygiums or pterygia)

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

Questions about pterygia

What is pterygia the plural of?
Pterygia is the plural of pterygium.

Words near pterygia in the dictionary

  1. Pterry
  2. pteruge
  3. pteruges
  4. pterulaceous
  5. pteryg-
  6. pterygia
  7. pterygial
  8. pterygiate
  9. pterygiophore
  10. pterygiophores
  11. pterygium

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