arcuate /ar·cu·ate/ (ahr´ku-āt) arc-shaped; arranged in arches.
arcuate
ar·cu·ate (är ky - t, - t )adj. Formed in the shape of an arc. ar cu·ate·ly adv. |
arcuate
[är′kyo̅o̅·at]
Etymology: L, arcuatus, bowed
an arch or bow shape.
arcuate
bent like a bow.
arcuate line
part of the terminal line that marks the boundary of the pelvic inlet and which extends from the sacrum to the pubic brim.
arcuate vessels
the radicles of the interlobar arteries of the kidney found at the corticomedullary junction that give off the interlobular arteries.
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