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- noun Plural form of
fovea .
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Examples
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Though the anorexic women performed no worse than the control group on vision tests, their foveae were 7% thinner and 46% less electrically active, possibly indicating a greater risk for vision impairment in the future.
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Our eyes face forward, and our retinae have foveae: central areas with an extra abundance of photoreceptors.
INSIDE OF A DOG ALEXANDRA HOROWITZ 2009
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Our eyes face forward, and our retinae have foveae: central areas with an extra abundance of photoreceptors.
INSIDE OF A DOG ALEXANDRA HOROWITZ 2009
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The resulting images show detailed retinal anatomy that is not widely known, such as the retina layers and the structure of the deep and shallow foveae, the tiny pit located in the light-sensitive retina that provides the clearest vision of all.
Earth News, Earth Science, Energy Technology, Environment News 2010
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"Previous anatomical studies of raptor foveae required examination of the retina with a microscope, limiting the number of birds that could be studied," said author Robert W. Knighton, PhD, retired research professor at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute.
Earth News, Earth Science, Energy Technology, Environment News 2010
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The resulting images show detailed retinal anatomy that is not widely known, such as the retina layers and the structure of the deep and shallow foveae, the tiny pit located in the light-sensitive retina that provides the clearest vision of all.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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"Previous anatomical studies of raptor foveae required examination of the retina with a microscope, limiting the number of birds that could be studied," said author Robert W. Knighton, PhD, retired research professor at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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This consistent evidence leads me to wonder: Does working in empirical climatology injure one’s foveae?
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They are called in the Koran the companions of the pit (socii foveae.) -- M.] [Footnote 99: Alvarez (in Ramusio, tom.i. fol. 219, vers. 221, vers.) saw the flourishing state of Axume in the year 1520 -- luogomolto buono
History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 4 Edward Gibbon 1765
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