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arcuate
[ahr´ku-āt]bent like a bow.
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ar·cu·ate
(ar'kyū-āt),Denoting a form that is arched or has the shape of a bow.
[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.
Synonym(s): arciform.
[L. arcuatus, bowed]
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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)[L. arcuatus, bowed]
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