arcus senilis

Meanings

noun

medicineA faint whitish ring around the iris in elderly people; discoloration of the iris with age.

nouna whitish deposit in the shape of an arc that is sometimes seen in the cornea

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From Latin arcus + senilis.

Portuguese arco senil

arco senila faint whitish ring around the iris in elderly people; discoloration of the iris with age

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