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Foveola


Fo-ve′o-la

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Noun.
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pl.
Foveolæ
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[NL., dim. of L.
fovea
.]
A small depression or pit; a fovea.

Definition 2024


foveola

foveola

English

Noun

foveola (plural foveolas or foveolae or foveolæ)

  1. (anatomy) The center of the fovea in the macula of the eye, approximately 0.35 mm in diameter, containing only cone cells.
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