What is a superficial growth of vascular tissue radiating in a fanlike manner from the cornea over the surface of the eye called?
pterygium — A superficial growth of vascular tissue radiating in a fanlike manner from the cornea over the surface of the eye. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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