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Fovea
is always a great word to know.
So is epicondyle. Does it mean:
| line or linear body structure |
| rounded protuberance at the end of a bone, place of attachment for ligaments, tendons, and muscles |
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World English Dictionary
| fovea (ˈfəʊvɪə) | |
| —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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fovea
1849, from L. fovea small pit.
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fovea fo·ve·a (fō'vē-ə)
n. pl. fo·ve·ae (-vē-ē')
A small pit or cuplike depression in a bone or an organ.
The fovea centralis.
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