'foveal
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fovea (ˈfəʊvɪə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -veae | |
| 1. | anatomy any small pit or depression in the surface of a bodily organ or part |
| 2. | See fovea centralis |
| [C19: from Latin: a small pit] | |
| 'foveal | |
| —adj | |
| 'foveate | |
| —adj | |
| 'foveated | |
| —adj | |
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