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ARCUS SENILIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does arcus senilis mean?
• ARCUS SENILIS (noun)
The noun ARCUS SENILIS has 1 sense:
1. a whitish deposit in the shape of an arc that is sometimes seen in the cornea
Familiarity information: ARCUS SENILIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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 senilis" 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)
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