Parafovea

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A region in the retina: part of the macula lutea that circumscribes the fovea and is circumscribed by the perifovea.
  2. 2
    area of the retina immediately surrounding the fovea wordnet

Etymology

From para- + fovea.

Related phrases

macula lutea

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