fovea centralis
a small pit or depression at the back of the retina forming the point of sharpest vision.
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How to use fovea centralis in a sentence
This central part is called the fovea centralis and is the point of acutest vision.
The fovea centralis of the human retina is the seat of most acute vision, and in the fovea centralis there are no rods.
Old Flies in New Dresses | Charles Edward WalkerThe fovea centralis lacks rods and this part of the eye becomes practically color blind at very low intensities of light.
The Nature of Animal Light | E. Newton HarveyIt is exactly that line which joins the point fixed with the centre of the fovea centralis.
Schweigger on Squint | C. Schweigger
British Dictionary definitions for fovea centralis
/ (sɛnˈtrɑːlɪs) /
a small depression in the centre of the retina that contains only cone cells and is therefore the area of sharpest vision
Origin of fovea centralis
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