fovea centralis

noun

fovea cen·​tra·​lis -sen-ˈtra-ləs  -ˈträ-  -ˈtrā- 

: fovea sense 2

Examples of fovea centralis in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There are relatively few of the blue-detecting ones in the center of our retina, called the fovea centralis, which is the part of the eye where light from the center of our field of vision hits. —Nora Bradford, Scientific American, 23 Mar. 2026

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, central fovea

First Known Use

1858, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for fovea centralis

• ventralis