- 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...
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Pterygium unguis (or
dorsal pterygium: 660 )
forms as a
result of
scarring between the
proximal nailfold and matrix, with the
classic example being lichen...
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Popliteal pterygium syndrome (PPS) is an
inherited condition affecting the face, limbs, and genitalia. The
syndrome goes by a
number of
names including...
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Pterygium inversum unguis or
ventral pterygium is
characterized by the
adherence of the
distal portion of the
nailbed to the
ventral surface of the nail...
- A
webbed neck, or
pterygium colli, is a
congenital skin fold that runs
along the
sides of the neck down to the shoulders.
There are many variants. On...
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Autosomal dominant multiple pterygium syndrome is a
cutaneous condition inherited in an
autosomal dominant fashion.
Musician Patrick Henry Hughes has...
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Lupus erythematosus is a
collection of
autoimmune diseases in
which the
human immune system becomes hyperactive and
attacks healthy tissues.
Symptoms of...
- dysgenesis,
trisomy X
Thymus in
DiGeorge syndrome Labia majora in
popliteal pterygium syndrome Corpus callosum,
connecting the two
sides of the brain, in agenesis...
- sensitive, and
exposure to
direct sunlight can lead to
solar retinopathy,
pterygium, cataracts, and
potentially blindness.
Studies have
shown that even when...
