pterygium
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an abnormal mass of tissue arising from the conjunctiva of the inner corner of the eye that obstructs vision by growing over the cornea.
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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an abnormal mass of tissue in the corner of the eye that obstructs vision
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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A superficial growth of vascular tissue radiating in a fanlike manner from the cornea over the surface of the eye.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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in zoology and anatomy, a limb or member of one of the vertebrates, as a fish, in the most general sense, without reference to its specialization in any given instance.
2. in pathology, a more or less triangular patch of hypertrophied conjunctiva and subconjunctival tissue with its apex at the edge of the cornea or upon the cornea.
3. in entomology, one of the two lateral expansions at the end of the rostrum of certain weevils. they lie above and partly conceal the scrobes or grooves in which the antennæ are concealed.
4. an instrument employed in the operation for the removal of a pterygium from the cornea.
5. A forward growth of the eponychium over the nail-plate.
2. in pathology, a more or less triangular patch of hypertrophied conjunctiva and subconjunctival tissue with its apex at the edge of the cornea or upon the cornea.
3. in entomology, one of the two lateral expansions at the end of the rostrum of certain weevils. they lie above and partly conceal the scrobes or grooves in which the antennæ are concealed.
4. an instrument employed in the operation for the removal of a pterygium from the cornea.
5. A forward growth of the eponychium over the nail-plate.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia