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Definition of Arcus senilis
1. Noun. A whitish deposit in the shape of an arc that is sometimes seen in the cornea.
Definition of Arcus senilis
1. Noun. A faint whitish ring around the iris in elderly people; discoloration of the iris with age. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Arcus senilis
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Arcus Senilis
Literary usage of Arcus senilis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Practical treatise on the diseases of the eye by William Mackenzie, Thomas Wharton Jones (1855)
"The lower half of the edge of the cornea presented an arcus senilis. The upper
half, as well as the right cornea, was perfectly transparent. ..."
2. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1853)
"... arcus senilis, as a Diagnostic Symptom of fatty Degeneration of the Heart.
By EB HASKINS, MD, of Clarksville, Tenn. IN the London Lancet, for May 11, ..."
3. A Text book of ophthalmology by John Westley Wright (1896)
"As a general thing arcus senilis is an affection of age, but it is occasionally met
... Wounds on the arcus senilis heal as readily as on the clear cornea. ..."
4. Diseases of the eye by George Edmund De Schweinitz (1902)
"... and J. Griffith ; according to the observations of Collins and the author, it
requires at least two years for the stains to disappear. arcus senilis ..."
5. A Treatise on the diseases of the eye by William Lawrence (1854)
"A puncture or incision in the arcus senilis heals just as well as in any other
... In the dissection of eyes affected with arcus senilis, a corresponding ..."
6. A Handbook of the diseases of the eye and their treatment by Henry Rosborough Swanzy (1892)
"arcus senilis. — This is a change which is developed in the cornea without previous
inflammation. It presents the appearance of a grayish line a little ..."
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