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Where does “circumlenticular” come from?

circumlenticular (English) comes from English lenticular, from Latin lenticularis, from Latin lens — lentil; lens; nit.

circumlenticular (English): Around the lens of the eye

Definitions

  1. Around the lens of the eye

Ancestry of “circumlenticular”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlenticularOf or pertaining to a lens; Shaped like a...
2Latinlenticularislentil-shaped
3Latinlenslentil; lens; nit
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