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FOVEAL

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fo⋅ve⋅a

  [foh-vee-uh]
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–noun, plural -ve⋅ae  [-vee-ee] . Biology.
a small pit or depression in a bone or other structure.
Origin:
1840–50; < L: pit

Related forms:
fo⋅ve⋅al, adjective
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fo·ve·a   (fō'vē-ə)   
n.   pl. fo·ve·ae (-vē-ē')

  1. A small cuplike depression or pit in a bone or organ.

  2. The fovea centralis.


[Latin, small pit.]
fo've·al (-əl), fo've·ate' (-āt') adj., fo've·i·form' (-ə-fôrm') adj.
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Main Entry: fo·vea
Pronunciation: 'fO-vE-&
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural fo·ve·ae /-vE-"E, -vE-"I/
1 : a small fossa
2 : a small rodless area of the retina that affords acute vision —fo·ve·al /-vE-&l/ adjective —fo·ve·ate /-vE-"At, -&t/ adjective
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fovea fo·ve·a (fō'vē-ə)
n. pl. fo·ve·ae (-vē-ē')

  1. A small pit or cuplike depression in a bone or an organ.

  2. The fovea centralis.

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