Medical Subject Headings

Last uploaded: March 22, 2026
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D059407
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D059407
Preferred Name

Pinguecula

Definitions
A yellowish thickened lesion on the conjunctiva near the CORNEA representing a benign degenerative change in the CONJUNCTIVA caused by the leakage and deposition of certain blood proteins through the permeable capillaries near the LIMBUS.
Synonyms
Pingueculas
Type http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class
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