Foveal

/ˈfoʊviəl/ adjective

Definition

Relating to or affecting the fovea, especially the fovea of the eye.

Etymology

From 'fovea' (Latin 'pit') plus the adjectival suffix '-al'. Used in anatomy and ophthalmology to describe structures or functions related to the central retina.

Kelly Says

Foveal vision is so important that when you have a stroke affecting your fovea, you lose the ability to read or recognize faces, even though you can still see peripheral details perfectly.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
foveal
fo-vee-al
ARالعربية
foveal
fo-vee-al
BNবাংলা
foveal
fo-vee-al
CACatalà
foveal
fo-vee-al
CSČeština
foveal
fo-vee-al
DADansk
foveal
fo-vee-al
DEDeutsch
foveal
fo-vee-al
ELΕλληνικά
foveal
fo-vee-al
ESEspañol
foveal
fo-vee-al
FAفارسی
foveal
fo-vee-al
FISuomi
foveal
fo-vee-al
FRFrançais
fovéale
fo-ve-al
GUGU
foveal
fo-vee-al
HAHA
foveal
fo-vee-al
HEעברית
foveal
fo-vee-al
HIहिन्दी
foveal
fo-vee-al
HUMagyar
foveal
fo-vee-al
IDBahasa Indonesia
foveal
fo-vee-al
IGIG
foveal
fo-vee-al
ITItaliano
foveal
fo-vee-al
JA日本語
foveal
fo-vee-al
KKKK
foveal
fo-vee-al
KMKM
foveal
fo-vee-al
KO한국어
foveal
fo-vee-al
MRMR
foveal
fo-vee-al
MSBahasa Melayu
foveal
fo-vee-al
MYမြန်မာ
foveal
fo-vee-al
NLNederlands
foveal
fo-vee-al
NONorsk
foveal
fo-vee-al
PAPA
foveal
fo-vee-al
PLPolski
foveal
fo-vee-al
PTPortuguês
foveal
fo-vee-al
RORomână
foveal
fo-vee-al
RUРусский
foveal
fo-vee-al
SVSvenska
foveal
fo-vee-al
SWKiswahili
foveal
fo-vee-al
TAதமிழ்
foveal
fo-vee-al
TEతెలుగు
foveal
fo-vee-al
THไทย
foveal
fo-vee-al
TLTL
foveal
fo-vee-al
TRTürkçe
foveal
fo-vee-al
UKУкраїнська
foveal
fo-vee-al
URاردو
foveal
fo-vee-al
VITiếng Việt
foveal
fo-vee-al
YOYO
foveal
fo-vee-al
ZH中文
foveal
fo-vee-al
ZUZU
foveal
fo-vee-al

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