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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
fovea /ˈfəʊvɪə/

▶noun (pl. foveae /-vɪiː/) Anatomy a small depression in the retina of the eye where visual acuity is highest.

– derivatives
foveal adjective.

– origin C17: from L., lit. ‘small pit’.

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