fovea centralis

fo·vea cen·tra·lis

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Definitions of fovea centralis words

noun fovea centralis a small pit or depression at the back of the retina forming the point of sharpest vision. 1
noun fovea centralis a small depression in the centre of the retina that contains only cone cells and is therefore the area of sharpest vision 0
noun fovea centralis a depression toward the center of the retina in some vertebrates, the point where the vision is most acute 0

before 1855

One of the 30% newest English words

1855-60; < New Latin: central fovea

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