FOVEA CENTRALIS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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 centralis" 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 centralis" is a part of...):

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