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Noun: fovea centralis
  1. Area consisting of a small depression in the retina containing cones and where vision is most acute
    "The fovea centralis is responsible for our sharpest and most detailed vision";
    - fovea

Type of: area, region

Part of: retina

Encyclopedia: Fovea centralis