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Fovea centralis — Schematic diagram of the human eye, with the fovea at the bottom. It shows a horizontal section through the right eye Latin fovea centra … Wikipedia
fovea cen|tra|lis — «sehn TRAY lihs», Anatomy. a small spot in the center of the retina of the eye, where vision is sharpest. ╂[< New Latin fovea centralis central fovea] … Useful english dictionary
Central retinal artery — Infobox Artery Name = PAGENAME Latin = arteria centralis retinae GraySubject = 146 GrayPage = 571 Caption = The ophthalmic artery and its branches. (Central retinal artery visible at center.) Caption2 = Interior of posterior half of bulb of left… … Wikipedia
Fovea centralis — The central fovea, a tiny pit located in the macula (an area in the retina where vision is keen) that provides the clearest vision of all. Why? Because here and only here are the layers of the retina spread aside to let light fall directly on the … Medical dictionary
fovea centralis — noun area consisting of a small depression in the retina containing cones and where vision is most acute • Syn: ↑fovea • Hypernyms: ↑area, ↑region • Part Holonyms: ↑retina * * * noun see … Useful english dictionary
fovea centralis — noun Etymology: New Latin, central fovea Date: 1858 fovea 2 … New Collegiate Dictionary
fovea centralis — /sen tray lis/, Ophthalm. a small pit or depression at the back of the retina forming the point of sharpest vision. [1855 60; < NL: central fovea] * * * … Universalium
fovea centralis retinae — [TA] central fovea of retina: a tiny pit, about 1 degree wide, in the center of the macula lutea, which in turn presents an extremely small depression (foveola) containing rodlike elongated cones; it is the area of most acute vision, because here … Medical dictionary
fovea centralis — fo′vea cen•tra′lis [[t]sɛnˈtreɪ lɪs[/t]] n. anat. oph a small rodless area near the center of the retina in some vertebrates that allows particularly acute vision • Etymology: 1855–60; < NL: central fovea … From formal English to slang
fóvea — f. anat. Fosa o depresión de pequeño tamaño, como la de la retina, la dentaria o la de la cabeza del fémur. ⊆ Región situada en la parte central de la mácula del ojo y que corresponde con la parte más sensible de la retina. Medical Dictionary.… … Diccionario médico
