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What is a fovea?

What is a fovea? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (anatomy) A slight depression or pit in a bone or organ.
  2. (anatomy) The retinal fovea, or fovea centralis, responsible for sharp central vision.
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The central retina, or macula, and the centermost macula, or fovea, exhibit structural and cellular specializations for fine central acuity.
The cones are concentrated in the center of the back of the eye, at its most sensitive region, called the fovea.
Multiple bodies associated with synovial chondromatosis often adhere to the synovium around the fovea and must be morseled before removal by arthroscopy.
This central part is called the fovea centralis and is the point of acutest vision.
Another significant fact is that the fovea is of little use in very dim light.
The horned baboon spiders are a very unique genus having a distinct horn-like fovea on the carapace.

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