any small pit or depression in the surface of a bodily organ or part
2. fovea centralis
Derived forms
foveal (ˈfoveal)
adjective
foveate (ˈfoveate) or foveated (ˈfoveˌated)
adjective
Word origin
C19: from Latin: a small pit
Examples of 'foveae' in a sentence
foveae
Postoperatively 83% of patients had completely dry foveae at 2 weeks.
Cannon Paul S, Habib Maged S, Steel David HW 2005, 'The combination of intravitreal triamcinolone and phacoemulsification surgery in patientswith diabeticfoveal oedema and cataract', BMC Ophthalmologyhttp://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2415/5/15. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)