arbor (redirected from arbores)

arbor /ar·bor/ (ahr´bor) pl. ar´bores   [L.] a treelike structure or part.

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arbor vi´tae 

1. (of cerebellum): treelike outlines seen in a median section of the cerebellum.

2. (of uterus): palmate folds.

3. the tree T. occidentalis; its leafy twigs contain the medicinal substance thuja but can be poisonous.

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ar·bor (ärbr)

n. pl. ar·bo·res (ärb-rz)

A treelike anatomical structure.

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arbor

pl. arbores [L.] a tree.

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arbor vitae

treelike outlines of white substance seen on median section of the cerebellum.

arbor vitae cerebelli

see arbor vitae (above).