fovea cen·tra·lis (s n-tr  l s)n. A small depression near the center of the retina, constituting the area of most acute vision. [New Latin fovea centr lis : Latin fovea, small pit + Latin centrlis, central.] |
fovea centralis [sɛnˈtrɑːlɪs]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) a small depression in the centre of the retina that contains only cone cells and is therefore the area of sharpest vision
[from New Latin: central fovea]
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| Noun | 1. | fovea centralis - area consisting of a small depression in the retina containing cones and where vision is most acute region, area - a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve; "in the abdominal region" retina - the innermost light-sensitive membrane covering the back wall of the eyeball; it is continuous with the optic nerve |
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