foveole

Also fo·ve·o·let

[foh-vee-ohl]

noun

1. a foveola.

Example Sentences

Variolā′tion, inoculation with the virus of smallpox; Vā′riole, a shallow pit or pitted marking, a foveole; Varī′olite, a rock covered with pea-like pustular forms, held in India as a preventive of smallpox and worn sometimes as an amulet round the neck.—adjs.

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