A depression in the inner retinal surface within the macula lutea, the photoreceptor layer of which is entirely cones and which is specialized for maximum visual acuity. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fovea http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 ]
Synonyms: fovea centralis in macula centre of macula
Term information
- CALOHA:TS-2055
- MESH:D005584
- VHOG:0001572
- GAID:910
- MA:0001307
- NCIT:C26463
- FMA:58658
- EV:0100350
- BIRNLEX:2543
- Wikipedia:Fovea_centralis_in_macula
- SCTID:264479005
uberon_slim, pheno_slim
Term relations
- organ part
- ectoderm-derived structure
- has part some lutein
- has part some retinal cone cell
- has part some zeaxanthin
- part of some macula lutea