FOVEOLA

Noun

foveola (plural foveolas or foveolae or foveolæ)

Alternative form of foveole (“small fovea or depression”)

(anatomy) The center of the fovea in the macula of the eye, approximately 0.35 mm in diameter, containing only cone cells.

Source: Wiktionary


Fo*ve"o*la, n.; pl. Foveolæ. Etym: [NL., dim. of L. fovea.]

Definition: A small depression or pit; a fovea.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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