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fo·ve·a F0285000 (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.fovea (ˈfəʊvɪə) n, pl -veae (-vɪˌiː) 1. (Anatomy) anatomy any small pit or depression in the surface of a bodily organ or part2. (Anatomy) See fovea centralis[C19: from Latin: a small pit] ˈfoveal adj ˈfoveate, ˈfoveˌated adjfo•ve•a (ˈfoʊ vi ə) n., pl. -ve•ae (-viˌi) 1. a small pit or depression, as in a bone. 2. fovea centralis. [1840–50; < Latin: pit] fo′ve•al, adj. foveaA small pit, especially that in the retina where vision is clearest.ThesaurusNoun | 1. | fovea - area consisting of a small depression in the retina containing cones and where vision is most acutefovea centralisregion, area - a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve; "in the abdominal region"retina - the innermost light-sensitive membrane covering the back wall of the eyeball; it is continuous with the optic nerve | Translationsfovea
fovea[′fō·vē·ə] (biology) A small depression or pit. fovea
fovea [fo´ve-ah] (pl. fo´veae) (L.) a small pit or depression often used alone to indicate the central fovea of the retina.central fovea of retina (fovea centra´lis re´tinae) a small pit in the center of the macula lutea, composed of slim elongated cones; it is the area of clearest vision, because here the layers of the retina are spread aside, permitting light to fall directly on the cones.fo·ve·a, pl. fo·ve·ae (fō'vē-ă, fō'vē-ē), [TA] Any natural depression on the surface of the body, such as the axilla, or on the surface of a bone. Compare: dimple. Synonym(s): pit (1) [L. a pit] fovea (fō′vē-ə)n. pl. fo·veae (-vē-ē′) 1. A small cuplike depression or pit in a bone or organ.2. The fovea centralis. fo′ve·al (-əl), fo′ve·ate′ (-āt′) adj.fo′ve·i·form′ (-ə-fôrm′) adj.fo·ve·a, pl. foveae (fō'vē-ă, -ē) [TA] Any natural depression on the surface of the body, such as the axilla, or on the surface of a bone. Compare: dimple[L. a pit]fovea Any shallow cup-like depression. The fovea centralis of the RETINA is the central area of the macula lutea, of highest resolution and free of visible blood vessels.fovea an area in the centre of the retina of the eye in which CONES are concentrated and RODS are absent (see Fig. 156 ). In humans, the fovea takes the form of a shallow pit about 1 mm in diameter, there being no layer of nerve fibres over it as there is in the rest of the retina. It occurs in primates, diurnal birds and lizards. It is an area of acute vision, and in BINOCULAR VISION the image of the object observed is focused on both foveae.FoveaA tiny pit in the macula that is responsible for sharp vision.Mentioned in: Macular Degeneration, Retinal Vein OcclusionfoveolaThe base of the fovea centralis with a diameter of about 0.35 mm (or about 1º of the visual field). The image of the point of fixation is formed on the foveola in the normal eye. The foveola contains cone cells only (rod-free area). The foveal avascular zone is slightly larger (about 0.5 mm in diameter) (Fig. F9). Syn. fovea (term often used by clinicians). See eccentricity; fixation; umbo." >Fig. F9 Cross-section of the retina showing the fovea centralis and foveola (rod-free area)fo·ve·a, pl. foveae (fō'vē-ă, -ē) [TA] Any natural depression on body surface or on surface of bone. Synonym(s): pit (2) . [L. a pit]FOVEA
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FOVEA➣Field Of View Emissivity Area |
fovea Related to fovea: Fovea capitisSynonyms for foveanoun area consisting of a small depression in the retina containing cones and where vision is most acuteSynonymsRelated Words |