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- noun A
faint whitishring around theiris inelderly people;discoloration of the iris withage .
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- noun a whitish deposit in the shape of an arc that is sometimes seen in the cornea
Etymologies
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From Latin, arcus + senilis
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"A deposit of fat in the cornea of the eye, which looks gray or blue and often creates a false impression of partial eye blondism."
- SNPA
March 21, 2009