fovea centralis

fovea centralis definition - medical

fovea cen·tra·lis (sĕn-trāˈlĭs)

noun
A depression in the center of the macula of the retina, the area of the most acute vision, where only cones are present and where blood vessels are lacking. Also called central fovea, central pit.

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