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- noun Plural form of
pterygium .
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Examples
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Surgery in November to correct an eye condition, pterygiums, a growth on the cornea caused by exposure to the sun, sidelined her for a month.
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•Can cause a cinguecula, or a thickening of the membrane, and eventually pterygiums, or growths.
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Both pterygiums and cingueculas are unique in that they are caused by UVA light that affects the conjunctival membrane, which covers the white part of the eye.
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•Can cause a cinguecula, or a thickening of the membrane, and eventually pterygiums, or growths.
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Both pterygiums and cingueculas are unique in that they are caused by UVA light that affects the conjunctival membrane, which covers the white part of the eye.
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