Fovea

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Fovea \Fo"ve*a\, n.; pl. {Fove[ae]}. [L., a small pit.]
     A slight depression or pit; a fossa.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  fovea
       n : area consisting of a small depression in the retina
           containing cones and where vision is most acute [syn: {fovea
           centralis}]
       [also: {foveae} (pl)]