FOVEA - Definition

Pronunciation:		'fowveeu
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] area consisting of a small depression in the retina containing cones and where vision is most acute

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	Synonyms:	fovea centralis

	See Also:	area, region, retina

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Fo"ve*a\, n.; pl. {Fove[ae]}. [L., a small pit.] A slight depression or pit; a fossa.

Biology Dictionary

	Definition:	The fovea is a small depression in the retina at the back of the eye. This is the area of the greatest visual acuity.

Glossary

	Definition:	a depression within the macula of the retina of the eye that contains a single layer of cones with no overlapping blood vessels; the region of greatest visual acuity.