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Fissure vs Fovea - What's the difference?

fissure | fovea |

As nouns the difference between fissure and fovea

is that fissure is a crack or opening, as in a rock while fovea is a slight depression or pit in a bone or organ.

As a verb fissure

is to split forming fissures.

fissure

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • a crack or opening, as in a rock

    • Derived terms

    * fissure needle * fissure of Rolando * fissure of Sylvius * fissure vein

    Verb

    (fissur)
  • To split forming fissures.

    • Anagrams

    * ----

    fovea

    English

    Noun

  • (anatomy) A slight depression or pit in a bone or organ.
  • (anatomy) The retinal fovea, or fovea centralis, responsible for sharp central vision.

    • Derived terms

    * foveal * foveate ----