Definition of Pterygia. Meaning of Pterygia. Synonyms of Pterygia

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Definition of Pterygia

Pterygia
Pterygium Pte*ryg"i*um, n.; pl. E. Pterygiums, L. Pterygia. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, properly a dim, akin to ? a feather.] (Med.) A superficial growth of vascular tissue radiating in a fanlike manner from the cornea over the surface of the eye.

Meaning of Pterygia from wikipedia

- Look up pterygium in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A pterygium (pl.: pterygia or pterygiums) is any wing-like triangular membrane occurring in the neck...
- A pterygium of the eye (pl.: pterygia or pterygiums, also called surfer's eye) is a pinkish, roughly triangular tissue growth of the conjunctiva onto the...
- Pterygia jeanjacquesi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails. The length of the s****...
- Pterygia fenestrata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails. Pterygia fenestrata (Lamarck...
- Pterygia ****onica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails. Pterygia ****onica Okutani &...
- Pterygia morrisoni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails. This species occurs in Dampier...
- within the genus Pterygia include: Pterygia arctata (Sowerby II, 1874) Pterygia conus (Gmelin, 1791) Pterygia crenulata (Gmelin, 1791) Pterygia dactylus (Linnaeus...
- Pterygia dactylus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails. This marine species occurs...
- Pterygia arctata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails. The s**** is narrow and cylindrical...
- Pterygia conus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails. This marine species occurs off...