fovea

American

[foh-vee-uh] / ˈfoʊ vi ə /

noun

Biology.

a small pit or depression in a bone or other structure.

fovea British

/ ˈfəʊvɪə /

noun

anatomy any small pit or depression in the surface of a bodily organ or part
See fovea centralis

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noun

foveae

plural

Etymology

Origin of fovea

1840–50; < Latin: pit

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