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Fovea vs Facies - What's the difference?

fovea | facies |

As nouns the difference between fovea and facies

is that fovea is a slight depression or pit in a bone or organ while facies is appearance.

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 ----

    facies

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (plurale tantum) Appearance.
  • *
    • The Chilean Amphijubula'' Schust. (Schuster, 1970a) which has the facies of a small ''Frullania'' and agrees with ''Frullania in leaf insertion and branching, has a nontiered seta with 16 epidermal cell rows surrounding 4 inner rows.
  • (plurale tantum, medicine) Facial features, like an expression or complexion, typical for patients having certain diseases or conditions (e.g. costive facies ).
  • (geology) A body of rock with specified characteristics reflecting the way it was formed.

    • Derived terms

    * biofacies * lithofacies * masked facies ----