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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]

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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]

Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

arcuate

Bowed, arched or curved. From the Latin arcus , a bow.

Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005

arcuate

curved in the form of a bow to the extent of a quadrant of a circle or more.

Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005

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]

Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012

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