arcocentrum
noun
ar·co·cen·trum
\¦ärkō¦sen‧trəm\
Definition of arcocentrum
: a centrum of a vertebra formed of basal parts or segments of the neural and hemal arches more or less modified and fused together — compare chordacentrum
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Origin and Etymology of arcocentrum
New Latin, from arco- (from Latin arcus bow) + centrum
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