fovea
21fovea — n.; pl. ae [L. fovea, pit] A small depression, pit, pocket; a fossa; foveolate adj …
22fovea — Small pit or depression on the surface of a structure or organ; the fovea centralis is the most cone rich region of the retina with maximum acuity and colour sensitivity …
23fovea — Any natural depression on the surface of the body, such as the axilla, or on the surface of a bone. Cf.:dimple. SYN: pit (1). [L. a pit] f. anterior SYN: superior f.. anterior f. SYN: superior f.. f. ar …
24fovea — fò·ve·a s.f. 1. TS anat. piccola depressione presente naturalmente sulla superficie di un organo o provocata da compressione digitale | in oculistica, il leggero infossamento della macula lutea nella retina dei Vertebrati, che corrisponde al… …
25Fovea — Fo|vea [ fo:vea] die; , Foveae [ fo:veɛ] <aus lat. fovea »Grube; Lücke«> flache Grube in Knochen, Geweben od. Organen (Anat.) …
26fovea — n. (in anatomy) a small depression, especially the shallow pit in the retina at the back of the eye. It contains a large number of cones and is therefore the area of greatest acuity of vision: when the eye is directed at an object, the part of… …
27fovea — fo•ve•a [[t]ˈfoʊ vi ə[/t]] n. pl. ve•ae [[t] viˌi[/t]] 1) anat. a small pit or depression, as in a bone 2) anat. fovea centralis • Etymology: 1840–50; < L: pit fo′ve•al, adj …
28Fovea centralis — Schematic diagram of the human eye, with the fovea at the bottom. It shows a horizontal section through the right eye Latin fovea centra …
29fovea cen|tra|lis — «sehn TRAY lihs», Anatomy. a small spot in the center of the retina of the eye, where vision is sharpest. ╂[< New Latin fovea centralis central fovea] …
30fóvea central — Zona del centro de la retina donde se concentran los conos y no existen bastones. Diccionario Mosby Medicina, Enfermería y Ciencias de la Salud, Ediciones Hancourt, S.A. 1999 …
