The anterior horn cells, although technically part of the central nervous system (CNS), are sometimes discussed with the peripheral nervous system because they are part of the motor unit. In the peripheral nervous system, bundles of nerve ï¬bers or axons conduct information to and from the central nervous system.
Medical Definition of arciform. : having the form of an arch lesions of tinea corporis in arciform configurations.
Resembling the beginnings of lines of poetry. Rayed; star-shaped or stellate. Resembling a gland; when used in the plural, adenoids, they refer to lymphoid tissue that normally exists in the nasopharynx of children and is known in medicine as the pharyngeal tonsil. Resemblance to fat; also, lipoid.