ARCUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does arcus mean? 

• ARCUS (noun)
  The noun ARCUS has 1 sense:

1. a whitish deposit in the shape of an arc that is sometimes seen in the cornea

  Familiarity information: ARCUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ARCUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A whitish deposit in the shape of an arc that is sometimes seen in the cornea

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

arcus; arcus senilis

Hypernyms ("arcus" is a kind of...):

cornea (the transparent dome-shaped anterior portion of the outer covering of the eye; it covers the iris and pupil and is continuous with the sclera)