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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Superficial vascular opacity of the cornea.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Med.) A very vascular superficial opacity of the cornea, usually caused by granulation of the eyelids.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun a hanging flap of skin or other tissue, especially one covering the cornea (in trachoma) or cartilage (in rheumatoid arthritis)
  • noun meteorology a type of accessory cloud, looking like shreds either attached to, or separated from, the main cloud formation. Mainly associated with nimbostratus, cumulus, and cumulonimbus.

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