fovea
pronunciation
How to pronounce fovea in British English:
UK [fəʊ'vi:ə]
How to pronounce fovea in American English:
US [foʊ'viə]
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- Noun:
- area consisting of a small depression in the retina containing cones and where vision is most acute
Word Origin
- fovea (n.)
- "depression or shallow pit in a surface," 1849, Latin, literally "small pit," related to favissae "underground reservoirs;" which is of unknown origin, perhaps from Etruscan. Related: Foveal; foveated.
Example
- 1. Do dogs have a fovea ?
- 2. Fundus photograph showed changes of the positions of optic disc and maculae fovea .
- 3. Macular edema : the retina was elevated with a sharp cave in the fovea .
- 4. The high density of retinal cone cells at the central fovea provide the basis of sensitive central visual acuity , which relates to the individual variation and development .
- 5. But a number of studies have recently challenged this democratic assessment of cortical parcellation in the primate visual system by showing that inputs from the fovea are allocated more cortical territory than those containing peripheral information .