fovea
(fo´ve-ә)
pl. fo´veae
Latin word meaning a small pit or depression;. It is often used alone to indicate the central fovea of the retina.
central fovea of retina
, fovea centralis retinae
a small pit in the center of the macula lutea, composed of slim elongated cones; it is the area of clearest vision, because here the layers of the retina are spread aside,
permitting light to fall directly on the cones.
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