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arcuate

 [ahr´ku-āt]
bent like a bow.

ar·cu·ate

(ar'kyū-āt),
Denoting a form that is arched or has the shape of a bow.
Synonym(s): arcate, arciform
[L. arcuatus, bowed]

arciform

/ar·ci·form/ (ahr´sĭ-form) arcuate.

ar·cu·ate

(ahrk'yū-ăt)
Denoting a form that is arched or has the shape of a bow.
Synonym(s): arciform.
[L. arcuatus, bowed]

ar·cu·ate

(ahrk'yū-ăt)
Denoting a form that is arched or has the shape of a bow.
Synonym(s): arcate, arciform.
[L. arcuatus, bowed]

arciform

see arcuate.
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Regarding the anatomic aspect, the median arcuate ligament is connective fibrous or thick fibromuscular, arciform structure, transversally crossing the aorta at the T12 vertebra level and attaching right in front of this vessel to these tendinous portions of both crura to form the anterior margin of the aortic hiatus (Reuter & Bernstein; Joubaud et al.
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