symblepharopterygium

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symblepharopterygium sym·bleph·a·ro·pte·ryg·i·um (sĭm-blěf'ə-rō-tə-rĭj'ē-əm)
n.
The union of eyelid to eyeball by a cicatricial band of membrane similar to a pterygium.

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