Foveae
[foh-vee-uh] /ˈfoʊ vi ə/
noun, plural foveae
[foh-vee-ee] /ˈfoʊ viˌi/ (Show IPA). Biology.
1.
a small pit or depression in a bone or other structure.
/ˈfəʊvɪə/
noun (pl) -veae (-vɪˌiː)
1.
(anatomy) any small pit or depression in the surface of a bodily organ or part
2.
See fovea centralis
n.
1849, from Latin fovea “small pit,” related to favissae “underground reservoirs;” of unknown origin, perhaps from Etruscan.
fovea fo·ve·a (fō’vē-ə)
n. pl. fo·ve·ae (-vē-ē’)
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[foh-vee-uh-luh] /foʊˈvi ə lə/ noun, plural foveolae [foh-vee-uh-lee] /foʊˈvi əˌli/ (Show IPA). Biology. 1. a small fovea; a very small pit or depression. /fəʊˈviːələ/ noun (pl) -lae (-ˌliː) 1. (biology) a small fovea foveola fo·ve·o·la (fō-vē’ə-lə) n. pl. fo·ve·o·las or fo·ve·o·lae (-lē’) A small fovea. fo·ve’o·lar adj.
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[foh-vee-uh-luh] /foʊˈvi ə lə/ noun, plural foveolae [foh-vee-uh-lee] /foʊˈvi əˌli/ (Show IPA). Biology. 1. a small fovea; a very small pit or depression. /fəʊˈviːələ/ noun (pl) -lae (-ˌliː) 1. (biology) a small fovea foveola fo·ve·o·la (fō-vē’ə-lə) n. pl. fo·ve·o·las or fo·ve·o·lae (-lē’) A small fovea. fo·ve’o·lar adj.