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fovea
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fovea
Latin, meaning: a pit, trap for game, pitfall
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fovea
[n] - area consisting of a small depression in the retina containing cones and where vision is most acute
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Fovea
The central portion of the retina where visual acuity, or the ability to distinguish small objects and details, is greatest. Only about half a millimetre in diameter, the fovea is the retina's 'rod-free zone' and is densely packed with cones.
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Fovea
A depression in the retina that contains only cones (not rods), and that provides acute eyesight
Found op http://www.dwp.gov.uk/medical/med_conditions/glossary.html
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Fovea
Fovea: In the eye, a tiny pit located in the macula of the retina that provides the clearest vision of all. Only in the fovea are the layers of the retina spread aside to let light fall directly on the cones, the cells that give the sharpest image. Also called the central fovea or fovea centralis. T...
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fovea
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.
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Fovea
Fo've·a noun ; plural Foveæ . [ Latin , a small pit.] A slight depression or pit; a fossa.
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fovea
A relatively small cup-shaped depression or pit. ... Origin: L. A pit ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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fovea
fovea centralis noun area consisting of a small depression in the retina containing cones and where vision is most acute
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fovea
(fo´ve-ә) pl. fo´veae Latin word meaning a small pit or depression;. It is often used alone to indicate the central fovea of the retina. central fovea of retina , fovea centralis retinae a small pit in the center of the macula lutea, composed of slim elongated cones;...
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Fovea
• (n.) A slight depression or pit; a fossa.
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fovea
fovea (s) (FOH vee uh), foveae (pl) (FOH vee ee) 1. A small fossa (a trench, channel, or hollow place), pit, or depression. 2. A depression on the surface of the body; such as, the axilla, or on the surface of a bone. The axilla is the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and the body, better kn...
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Fovea
A short median groove on the thoracic part of the carapace which marks the internal attachment of the gastric muscles.
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fovea
central part of the retina, thin and depressed, which contains almost exclusively cones and forming the site of most distinct vision NOTE - The fovea subtends an angle of about 0.026 rad (1.5°) in the visual field.
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fovea
View of a human retina through an opthalmascope, showing fovea (darker red region at center) surrounded by macula lutea (yellowish region). Image credit: John Moran Eye Center, University of Utah A shallow pit in the retina of the eye of some vertebrates, which is the region of greatest acuity ...
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Fovea
The fovea is a small depression in the retina where vision is most acute.
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fovea
Type: Term Pronunciation: fō′vē-ă, fō′vē-ē Definitions: 1. Any natural depression on the surface of the body, such as the axilla, or on the surface of a bone. Synonyms: pit1
Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=35192
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fovea
Latin = a pit (usually smaller than a fossa).
Found op http://www.anatomy.usyd.edu.au/glossary/glossary.cgi?
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fovea
The area of the eye in which the cones are concentrated.
Found op http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/farabee/biobk/biobookglossf.html
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Fovea
a small pit or depression
Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21767
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fovea
1) Area 2) Fovea centralis 3) Latin
Found op a pit, trap for game, pitfall 4) Part of the retina 5) Regio
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