subfovea

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noun

The area underneath a fovea

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Meanings

nounsubfovea (plural not attested)
  1. no pluralThe area underneath a fovea

    The CS and large vessel layers of the choroid at the subfovea showed significant decreases, though only the former correlated strongly with age.

    2015 December 4, “Correlation of Aging and Segmental Choroidal Thickness Measurement using Swept Source Optical Coherence Tomography in Healthy Eyes”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From sub- + fovea.

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APA

subfovea. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subfovea

MLA

“subfovea.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subfovea. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subfovea,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subfovea.

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