- area of Martegiani
- a slightly enlarged, funnel-shaped space anterior to the optic disk, marking the posterior opening of the hyaloid canal.
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area of Martegiani
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Arĕa — (lat.), 1) (röm. Ant.), freier, nicht bebauter od. bepflanzter, ursprünglich nicht zu Geschäften bestimmter Platz; daher der Hof am Hause, s. u. Wohnhaus; 2) ein solcher Platz zwischen der Straße u. einem Hause, Tempel etc.; deren waren in Rom… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
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