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9 letters · 17 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun either of two thickened triangular layers of conjunctiva extending from the nasal edge of the eye to the cornea; it arises from irritation of the pinguecula
originFrom Ancient Greek πτερύγιον (pterúgion), diminutive of πτέρυξ (ptérux, “wing”). By surface analysis, pteryg- + -ium.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
Words from these letters
- grumpy 14
- gimpy 13
- pigmy 13
- gripey 12
- empty 12
- primy 12
- tumpy 12
- umpty 12
- gymp 12
- imputer 11
- umptier 11
- guimpe 11