submandibular fovea

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fovea /fo·vea/ (fo´ve-ah) pl. fo´veae [L.] a small pit or depression. Often used alone to indicate the central fovea of the retina.

central fovea of retina a small pit in the center of the macula lutea, the area of clearest vision, where the retinal layers are spread aside, and light falls directly on the cones.

submandibular fovea a depression on the medial aspect of the mandible, lodging part of the submandibular gland.

submandibular fovea

The depression in which the submandibular gland is lodged, located on the medial surface of the body of the mandible below the mylohyoid line.

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