(anatomy) A slight depression or pit in a bone or organ. / (anatomy) The retinal fovea, or fovea centralis, responsible for sharp central vision.

plural of fovea

plural of fovea

The act of foveating (angling the eyes to focus on an object). / Pitting and scarring, as seen in smallpox, chickenpox, etc.

Of or pertaining to the fovea.

simple past tense and past participle of foveate

present participle of foveate

(anatomy, of a bone or organ) Having slight depressions or pits.

(transitive) To angle one's eyes such that the foveae are directed at (an object in one's field of view), the fovea being the portion of the retina responsible for sharp central vision.

plural of foveation