arcus cornealis

[ kôr′nē-ā′lĭs ]

Save This Word!

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

QUIZ

GOOSES. GEESES. I WANT THIS QUIZ ON PLURAL NOUNS!

Test how much you really know about regular and irregular plural nouns with this quiz.

Question 1 of 9

Which of the following nouns has an irregular plural form?

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Words nearby arcus cornealis

arcuate nuclei, arcuate veins of kidney, arcuate zone, arcuation, arcus, arcus cornealis, arcus senilis, arc welding, -ard, ardeb, Ardebil

How to use arcus cornealis in a sentence

Cum hoc arcus ejus extenditur, et primo sagittam in partem contrariam transmittit, et unum interficit.
The Fair Maid of Perth|Sir Walter Scott
The frustules are curved or arcuate (arcus, a bow) in the side view, oblong and narrowed at the ends in the front view.
An Elementary Text-book of the Microscope|John William Griffith
Du Cange gives arcus sellae equestris as one of the meanings of circus.
The Latin & Irish Lives of Ciaran|Anonymous
They are called arcus horarum inequalium, as they shew the 'houres inequales.'
Chaucer's Works, Volume 3 (of 7)|Geoffrey Chaucer

Its claim, as the parent of projectile implements, is recognized in the common etymology of arcus, arcualia—artillery.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Vol. XV., No. 85. January, 1875.|Various