Fovea

[fәuviә]

(noun.) area consisting of a small depression in the retina containing cones and where vision is most acute.

Checked by Enrique--From WordNet

(n.) A slight depression or pit; a fossa.

Edited by Jeanne

n. (anat.) a depression or pit.—adjs. Fō′veal; Fō′veate pitted.—n. Fovē′ola a small depression—also Fovē′ole.

Editor: Vlad