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Fóvea — ► sustantivo femenino 1 ANATOMÍA Pequeña depresión de la retina que constituye el punto de máxima nitidez visual. 2 ANATOMÍA Estructura anatómica que adopta la forma de fosa o depresión. * * * fóvea (del lat. «fovĕa») f. Anat. Depresión situada… … Enciclopedia Universal
Fovea centralis — Schematic diagram of the human eye, with the fovea at the bottom. It shows a horizontal section through the right eye Latin fovea centra … Wikipedia
fóvea — f. anat. Fosa o depresión de pequeño tamaño, como la de la retina, la dentaria o la de la cabeza del fémur. ⊆ Región situada en la parte central de la mácula del ojo y que corresponde con la parte más sensible de la retina. Medical Dictionary.… … Diccionario médico
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] … Useful english dictionary
Central retinal artery — Infobox Artery Name = PAGENAME Latin = arteria centralis retinae GraySubject = 146 GrayPage = 571 Caption = The ophthalmic artery and its branches. (Central retinal artery visible at center.) Caption2 = Interior of posterior half of bulb of left… … Wikipedia
Fovea — The fovea, also known as the fovea centralis, is a part of the eye, located in the center of the macula region of the retina. Webvision: Simple Anatomy of the Retina (definition of terms), University of Utah, Webvision: The Organization of the… … Wikipedia
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 centralis — noun area consisting of a small depression in the retina containing cones and where vision is most acute • Syn: ↑fovea • Hypernyms: ↑area, ↑region • Part Holonyms: ↑retina * * * noun see … Useful english dictionary
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 cones, the cells… … Medical dictionary
fovea — Any natural depression on the surface of the body, such as the axilla, or on the surface of a bone. Cf.:dimple. SYN: pit (1). [L. a pit] f. anterior SYN: superior f.. anterior f. SYN: superior f.. f. ar … Medical dictionary
