- arcus
- SYN: arch. [L. a bow]- a. adiposus SYN: a. senilis.- a. aortae SYN: aortic arch (2).- a. cornealis SYN: a. senilis.- a. costalis [TA] SYN: costal margin.- a. costarum SYN: costal margin.- a. glossopalatinus SYN: palatoglossal arch.- a. iliopectineus [TA] SYN: iliopectineal arch.- a. inguinalis inguinal ligament.- a. juvenilis SYN: a. senilis.- a. lipoides SYN: a. senilis.- a. palatini palatoglossal arch, palatopharyngeal arch.- a. palatoglossus [TA] SYN: palatoglossal arch.- a. palatopharyngeus [TA] SYN: palatopharyngeal arch.- a. raninus SYN: ranine anastomosis.- a. senilis an opaque, grayish ring at the periphery of the cornea just within the sclerocorneal junction, of frequent occurrence in the aged; it results from a deposit of fatty granules in, or hyaline degeneration of, the lamellae and cells of the cornea. SYN: anterior embryotoxon, a. adiposus, a. cornealis, a. juvenilis, a. lipoides, gerontoxon, linea corneae senilis, lipoidosis corneae.- a. superciliaris [TA] SYN: superciliary arch.- a. tendineus [TA] SYN: tendinous arch.- a. unguium SYN: lunule of nail.- a. zygomaticus [TA] SYN: zygomatic arch.
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ar·cus (ahrґkəs) pl. arґcus [L. “a bowâ€] arch: a structure having a curved or bowlike outline.
Medical dictionary. 2011.