fovea

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A slight depression or pit in a bone or organ.
  2. The retinal fovea, or fovea centralis, responsible for sharp central vision.

词形变化

foveas plural foveae plural foveæ plural

词源

From Latin fovea (“ditch, pit”). Doublet of foiba.
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