2.Forward growth of the cuticle over the nail plate, seen most commonly in lichen planus. Synonym(s):pterygium unguis 3.An abnormal skin web. [G.pterygion,anything like a wing, a disease of the eye, dim. ofpteryx,wing] Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012 ...
: a triangular fleshy mass of thickened conjunctiva occurring usually at the inner side of the eyeball, covering part of the cornea, and causing a disturbance of vision 2 : a forward growth of the cuticle over the nail More from Merriam-Webster on pterygium Britannica.com: Encyclopedia artic...
a forward growth of the cuticle over the nail pterygium 例句 1.Conclusion the excision of pterygium with limbal stem cell transplantation can decrease the recurrence rate of pterygium. 结论采用翼状胬肉切除联合角膜缘干细胞移植治疗翼状胬肉可以降低复发率。 2.Objective: To observe the effect of dou...
2. (Medicine) pathol an abnormal growth of the cuticle over the nail plate 3. (Medicine) pathol a web of skin found on the neck or between digits 4. (Anatomy) anatomy obsolete any of various wing-like structures 5. (Zoology) entomol obsolete (in some lepidopterans) a lobe at the base...
Methods: texts of the great surgeon of ancient India,The present study was conducted at the Departmet of Sushruta(3000 BC) who called it as `Armans'. InOpthalmology at the Government Medical College, India, it is called `Nakoona' in Hindi, due to its resemblance to a nail, in its ...
The pterygium membrane is a thin layer of skin firmly attached to and extending over the nail plate from the cuticle. The appliance comprises a handle portion and a dome portion, the latter terminating in an arcuate blade edge shaped to conform to the curvature of the cuticle edge of the ...
Background: Pterygium inversum unguis (PIU) is characterized by the abnormal adherence of the hyponychium to the ventral surface of the nail plate. It can be both unsightly and painful, resulting in morbidity for patients. Gel polish is a popular nail cosmetic that has been reported to ...
9 RegisterLog in Sign up with one click: Facebook Twitter Google Share on Facebook pimelopterygium [pim″ĕ-lo-ter-ij´e-um] a fatty outgrowth on the conjunctiva. Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an...
Pterygium inversum unguis: aberrantly regulated keratinization in the nail isthmus. British Association of Dermatologist. 2009; 34:514-515Oiso N, Narita T, Tsuruta D, Kawara S, Kawada A. Pterygium inversum unguis: aberrantly regulated keratinization in the nail isthmus. 2009;34(7):e514-515...
Introduction: Pterygium inversum unguis (PIU) refers to a disorder that distal portion of the nail bed adheres to ventral surface of the nail plate, leading to the absence of the distal groove. This is not a common condition in existing literature, thus its pathogenesis has not been ...