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noun pl. nebulae or nebulas

a cloud of interstellar gas or dust: formerly, applied to any hazy, distant celestial object, as a star cluster or an external galaxy
Med.
1. a small, cloudy opacity on the cornea
2. a liquid preparation used as a spray

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nebular adjective

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