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FOVEA CENTRALIS RETINAE

\fˈə͡ʊvi͡ə sɛntɹˈɑːliz ɹˈɛtɪnˌiː], \fˈə‍ʊvi‍ə sɛntɹˈɑːliz ɹˈɛtɪnˌiː], \f_ˈəʊ_v_iə s_ɛ_n_t_ɹ_ˈɑː_l_i_z ɹ_ˈɛ_t_ɪ_n_ˌiː]\

Definitions of FOVEA CENTRALIS RETINAE

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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A small red disk in the center of the macula lutea on the fundus of the eye, the center of which often appears as a whitish, round, or hook-shaped spot. The red color is due to the blood of the choroid.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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