arcus senilis


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
arcus senilis /ˌɑːkəs sɪˈnʌɪlɪs/
noun Medicine a narrow opaque band encircling the cornea, common in old age.
– origin L., lit. ‘senile bow’.
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