arcus cornealis
[ kôr′nē-ā′lĭs ]
n.
An opaque, grayish ring at the periphery of the cornea just within the sclerocorneal junction, common among the elderly and resulting from a deposit of fatty granules in, or hyaline degeneration of, the lamellae and cells of the cornea.anterior embryotoxon arcus adiposus arcus juvenilis arcus senilis gerontoxon
Nearby words
- arcuate nuclei,
- arcuate veins of kidney,
- arcuate zone,
- arcuation,
- arcus,
- arcus senilis,
- ard,
- ardeb,
- ardebil,
- ardeid
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