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Meaning of perifoveal in English:

perifoveal

Pronunciation /ˌpɛrɪˈfəʊvɪəl/

adjective

Anatomy

  • Designating or relating to the part of the retina regarded as the periphery of its central region, surrounding the parafovea.

Origin

1920s; earliest use found in British Journal of Ophthalmology. From peri- + foveal, after parafoveal.