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Fovea (/ˈfoʊviə/) (Latin for "pit"; plural foveae /ˈfoʊvii/) is a term in anatomy. It refers to a pit or depression in a structure.

Human anatomy

• Fovea centralis of the retina
• Fovea buccalis or dimple
• Fovea of the femoral head
• Trochlear fovea of the frontal bone
• Pterygoid fovea of the mandible neck
• Fovea ethmoidalis part of the frontal bone of skull that separates ethmoid sinuses from the anterior cranial fossa.
• Fovea cardiaca

Spider anatomy

• Fovea (spider), a depression in the centre of the carapace