| ARCUS | • arcus n. (Medicine) A white band of cholesterol that forms at the edge of the cornea. • arcus n. (Meteorology) A low, horizontal cloud typically forming at the leading edge of thunderstorm outflow. • arcus n. (Entomology) An elastic band around the base of the arolium, a pad at the end of the leg of certain insects. |
| ASCUS | • ascus n. (Mycology) A sac-shaped cell present in ascomycete fungi; it is a reproductive cell in which meiosis… • ASCUS n. (Greek) an enlarged cell which has formed eight spores. |
| DOCUS | • docus n. Plural of docu. • DOCU n. (colloquial) a documentary film. |
| FICUS | • ficus n. (Botany) Any plant belonging to the genus Ficus, including the rubber plant. • Ficus prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Moraceae – the figs and banyans. • FICUS n. (Latin) a genus of plants including the figtree. |
| FOCUS | • focus n. (Countable, optics) A point at which reflected or refracted rays of light converge. • focus n. (Countable, geometry) A point of a conic at which rays reflected from a curve or surface converge. • focus n. (Uncountable, photography, cinematography) The fact of the convergence of light on the photographic medium. |
| FUCUS | • fucus n. Any alga of the genus Fucus. • Fucus prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Fucaceae – certain brown alga. • FUCUS n. (Latin) any of a genus of brown algae. |
| HOCUS | • hocus v. To play a trick on, to trick (someone); to hoax; to cheat. • hocus v. (Obsolete) To stupefy (someone) with drugged liquor (especially in order to steal from them). • hocus v. (Obsolete) To drug (liquor). |
| INCUS | • incus n. (Anatomy) A small anvil-shaped bone in the middle ear. • incus n. (Meteorology) an accessory cloud, in the shape of an anvil which forms by spreading at the top of a cumulonimbus. • INCUS n. (Latin) an anvil-shaped bone in the middle ear. |
| LOCUS | • locus n. A place or locality, especially a centre of activity or the scene of a crime. • locus n. (Mathematics) The set of all points whose coordinates satisfy a given equation or condition. • locus n. (Genetics) A fixed position on a chromosome that may be occupied by one or more genes. |
| MUCUS | • mucus n. (Physiology) A slippery secretion from the lining of the mucous membranes. • MUCUS n. the slimy fluid secreted by various membranes in the body, which it moistens and protects. |
| ONCUS | • ONCUS adj. (Australian slang) disordered, bad, also ONKUS. |
| UNCUS | • uncus n. (Zoology) A hook or claw. • uncus n. (Anatomy) Hence, any body part which is long, thin, and curved. • uncus n. (Neuroanatomy) Specifically, the hooked end of the parahippocampal gyrus of the temporal lobe; also… |