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FOVEA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: foveae   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Area consisting of a small depression in the retina containing cones and where vision is most acute

Synonyms:

fovea; fovea centralis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("fovea" is a kind of...):

area; region (a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve)

Holonyms ("fovea" is a part of...):

retina (the innermost light-sensitive membrane covering the back wall of the eyeball; it is continuous with the optic nerve)

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