Pinguecula: Degenerative changes in the conjunctiva of the eye mostly seen in the elderly. It involves the development of thick yellow triangles in the inner and outer edges of the cornea.
Pinguecula: pinguicula A yellowish accumulation of connective tissue that thickens the conjunctiva; occurs in the aged. [L. pinguiculus, fattish, fr. pinguis, fat]
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Pinguecula: a slightly elevated elastic tissue deposit in the conjunctiva that may extend to the cornea but does not cover it.
Source: WordNet 2.1
Source: Diseases Database
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The following list attempts to classify Pinguecula into categories where each line is subset of the next.
Source: WordNet 2.1
Source: Diseases Database
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