ròu

technical

Meaning of 胬肉

胬肉 means pterygium; wing-shaped fleshy growth on the eyeball. Pronounced nǔ ròu.

  • pterygium; wing-shaped fleshy growth on the eyeball

Definitions & Examples

ye
de
yǎn
jing
zhǎng
le
ròu
 
kàn
dōng
xi西
yuè
lái
yuè
hu
 

Grandpa has a pterygium growing in his eye, and his vision is getting increasingly blurry.

Zhōng
rèn
wéi
ròu
duō
yīn
xīn
fèi
liǎng
jīng
fēng
yōng
shèng
suǒ
zhì
 

Traditional Chinese Medicine believes that pterygia are mostly caused by excessive wind-heat in the heart and lung meridians.

guǒ
ròu
zhē
zhù
jiǎo
 
jiù
chēng
wéi
ròu
pān
jīng
 
yào
shí
zhì
liáo
 

If the pterygium covers the cornea, it is called 'pterygium extending to the pupil' and requires timely treatment.