- fovea cen|tra|lis
- 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]
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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 — Fo̱vea [aus lat. fovea, Gen.: foveae = Grube; Lücke] w; , Fo̱veae: rundliche Grube (Anat.). Fo̲vea articula̲ris: Grube zur Aufnahme des Unterarmköpfchens. Fo̱vea articula̱ris infe̱rior: untere Gelenkfläche des ersten Halswirbels. Fo̱vea… … Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke
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
foveacentralis — fovea cen·tra·lis (sĕn trāʹlĭs) n. A small depression near the center of the retina, constituting the area of most acute vision. [New Latin fovea centrālis: Latin fovea, small pit + Latin centrālis, central.] * * * … Universalium
centralis — Central; in the center. [L.] * * * centralis see FOVEA CENTRALIS * * * cen·tra·lis (sən traґlis) [L.] [TA] a general term denoting a centrally located structure … Medical dictionary
