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perifoveal

perifoveal adjective: around the fovea.

Adjective

perifoveal (not comparable)

  1. Around the fovea.

Origin of perifoveal

From peri- + foveal.

Questions about perifoveal

What does perifoveal mean?
Perifoveal means around the fovea.
What part of speech is perifoveal?
Perifoveal is an adjective.

Words near perifoveal in the dictionary

  1. perifollicular
  2. perifolliculitis
  3. perifornical
  4. perifosine
  5. perifovea
  6. perifoveal
  7. perifoveas
  8. perifulcrum
  9. perifungal
  10. perifunicular
  11. perifusate

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