fovea

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1)  A slight depression or pit in a bone or organ.
 * 2)  The retinal fovea, or fovea centralis, responsible for sharp central vision.
 * 1)  The retinal fovea, or fovea centralis, responsible for sharp central vision.

Derived terms

 * postfoveal
 * pseudofovea
 * postfoveal
 * pseudofovea

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1)  fovea

Etymology
From.

Etymology
De Vaan dismisses any relation with, and leaves the origin open. He notes that may or may not be related.

Older theories derived the word from a (compare ).

Noun

 * 1) pit, hole in the ground
 * 2) snare, pitfall