fovea centralis

American  

[sen-trey-lis] / sɛnˈtreɪ lɪs /

noun

Ophthalmology.

1. a small pit or depression at the back of the retina forming the point of sharpest vision.

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fovea centralis British  

/ sɛnˈtrɑːlɪs /

noun

1. a small depression in the centre of the retina that contains only cone cells and is therefore the area of sharpest vision

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Etymology

Origin of fovea centralis

1855–60; < New Latin: central fovea

Example Sentences

The main function of the lens is to focus light on the retina and fovea centralis.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

This is larger than the fovea centralis, the part of the retina that is used in accurate vision.

From Time Magazine Archive

This central part is called the fovea centralis and is the point of acutest vision.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" by Various

It is exactly that line which joins the point fixed with the centre of the fovea centralis.

From Schweigger on Squint A Monograph by Dr. C. Schweigger by Schweigger, C.

Therefore the area in the squinting eye that corresponds to the fovea centralis of the fixing eye must be more extensive in the horizontal than in the vertical direction.

From Schweigger on Squint A Monograph by Dr. C. Schweigger by Schweigger, C.