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Definition of Foveola
1. n. A small depression or pit; a fovea.
Definition of Foveola
1. Noun. (anatomy) The center of the fovea in the macula of the eye, approximately 0.35 mm in diameter, containing only cone cells. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Foveola
1. a small fovea [n -LAE or -LAS] : FOVEOLAR [adj]
Medical Definition of Foveola
1. A minute fovea or pit. Origin: Mod. L. Dim. Of L. Fovea, pit (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Foveola
Literary usage of Foveola
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Manual of antenatal pathology and hygiene by John William Ballantyne (1904)
"342) described an instance of fistula arising from such a foveola, and
Lannelongue (ibid. ... The latter writer found foveola' in 95 cases out of 130, ..."
2. Das Becken by Wilhelm von Waldeyer-Hartz (1899)
"... und foveola с о с с у gea, m besprechen. ... 57, beschreibt sie zuerst unter
dem Namen foveola ..."
3. Philosophical Transactions by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1761)
"... in Solis limbo foveola quae- dam, quae, ubi fatis exigua eft, facile oculos
vel ma- xime diligentes fallet. Nam centrum Veneris horis ..."
4. ... Report of the United States Entomological Commission by United States Entomological commission (1880)
"carina usually obsolete behind, more distinct in front where it extends to tho
transverse incision in the posterior part of the median foveola of the vertex ..."
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