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FOVEOLA RETINA

\fə͡ʊvˈə͡ʊlə ɹˈɛtɪnə], \fə‍ʊvˈə‍ʊlə ɹˈɛtɪnə], \f_əʊ_v_ˈəʊ_l_ə ɹ_ˈɛ_t_ɪ_n_ə]\

Definitions of FOVEOLA RETINA

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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A very small, dark spot in the foveola centralis retinae where the hexagonal pigment shows, owing to the thinness of the retina at this point.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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