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arcus
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arcus /ar·cus/ (ahr´kus) pl. ar´cus   [L.] arch; bow.
arcus adipo´sus , arcus cor´neae, arcus juveni´lis a white or gray opaque ring in the margin of the cornea, sometimes present at birth, but usually occurring bilaterally in persons of 50 years or older as a result of cholesterol deposits in or hyalinosis of the corneal stroma.

ar·cus (ärks)
n. pl. arcus
A structure resembling a bent bow or an arch.

arcus.
See arch.


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