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单词 fovea centralis
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fovea centralis

[ sen-trey-lis ]
/ sɛnˈtreɪ lɪs /

noun Ophthalmology.

a small pit or depression at the back of the retina forming the point of sharpest vision.

Origin of fovea centralis

1855–60; <New Latin: central fovea

Words nearby fovea centralis

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British Dictionary definitions for fovea centralis

fovea centralis
/ (sɛnˈtrɑːlɪs) /

noun

a small depression in the centre of the retina that contains only cone cells and is therefore the area of sharpest vision

Word Origin for fovea centralis

C19: from New Latin: central fovea
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for fovea centralis

fovea centralis
[ sĕn-trālĭs ]

n.

A depression in the center of the macula of the retina, the area of the most acute vision, where only cones are present and where blood vessels are lacking.central fovea central pit
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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