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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A slight depression or pit in a bone or organ.
2. 2
   area consisting of a small depression in the retina containing cones and where vision is most acute wordnet
3. 3
   The retinal fovea, or fovea centralis, responsible for sharp central vision.

Synonyms

All synonyms

cryptfovea centralis

Etymology

From Latin fovea (“ditch, pit”). Doublet of foiba.

Related phrases

fovea centralis

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