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noun
A faint whitish ring around the iris in elderly people; discoloration of the iris with age.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, ophthalmology, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a whitish deposit in the shape of an arc that is sometimes seen in the cornea
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: arcus
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cornea
History
From Latin arcus + senilis.
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