| Pronunciation: | | 'fowveeu
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | |
[n] area consisting of a small depression in the retina containing cones and where vision is most acute |
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FOVEA is a 5 letter word that starts with F. |
| | Synonyms: | | fovea centralis |
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| | See Also: | | area, region, retina |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Fo"ve*a\, n.; pl. {Fove[ae]}. [L., a small pit.]
A slight depression or pit; a fossa.
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | The fovea is a small depression in the retina at the back of the eye. This is the area of the greatest visual acuity. |
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| Glossary |
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| | Definition: | | a depression within the macula of the retina of the eye that contains a single layer of cones with no overlapping blood vessels; the region of greatest visual acuity. |
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