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Definition of: fovea
(fō′vē·ə) noun plural ·ve·ae (-vi·ē) Anat.
A shallow rounded depression: the central fovea of the retina directly in the axis of vision; a fossa. [<L, a small pit]
—fo′ve·al adjective
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