PINGUECULA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A slightly elevated elastic tissue deposit in the conjunctiva that may extend to the cornea but does not cover it

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Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("pinguecula" is a kind of...):

conjunctiva (a transparent lubricating mucous membrane that covers the eyeball and the under surface of the eyelid)

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