ARCUS

arcus, arcus senilis

(noun) a whitish deposit in the shape of an arc that is sometimes seen in the cornea

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

arcus (plural arci)

(medicine) A white band of cholesterol that forms at the edge of the cornea

(meteorology) A low, horizontal cloud typically forming at the leading edge of thunderstorm outflow

(entomology) An elastic band around the base of the arolium, a pad at the end of the leg of certain insects

(palynology) An arc-shaped band of thickened sexine extending between two apertures on a pollen grain or spore

Anagrams

• Curas, carus, scaur

Source: Wiktionary



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ROOTS

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