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单词 parafoveal
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parafovealadj.

Brit. /ˌparəˈfəʊvɪəl/, U.S. /ˌpɛrəˈfoʊviəl/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: para- prefix1, foveal adj.
Etymology: < para- prefix1 + foveal adj. Compare later parafovea n.
Anatomy.
Adjacent to or surrounding the fovea of the retina; of or relating to the parafovea.
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foveal1889
parafoveal1913
perifoveal1926
1913 W. Watson in Proc. Royal Soc. A. 88 422 The luminosity curves of these observers, as well as of the author, were otained when the image formed on the retina was confined to a region surrounding the fovea, that is to what, for short, may be called the ‘parafoveal’ region.
1959 S. Duke-Elder Parsons' Dis. Eye (ed. 13) xxii. 321 Central serous retinopathy..is presumably caused by exudation from the parafoveal capillaries.
1971 Jrnl. Gen. Psychol. 84 48 The considerable amount of stray light..stimulates parafoveal rods.
1990 Brain 113 1452 Temporal parafoveal retina, however, projects to the periphery of the nerve and remains in the periphery.

Derivatives

paraˈfoveally adv. on or by means of the parafovea.
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the world > life > the body > sense organ > sight organ > parts of sight organ > [adverb] > retina > fovea
parafoveally1933
1933 Proc. Royal Soc. B. 113 499 This method was adopted to avoid the spontaneous disappearance of objects seen parafoveally on prolonged fixation.
1963 Jrnl. Psychol. 55 394 Brightness enhancement was measurably present for part-spectrum impingements presented parafoveally under the proper conditions of intermittency.
1999 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 96 15376/1 The observations were made from 3.5 to 4.7 deg. parafoveally.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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