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parafovea

noun para·fo·vea \-ˈfō-vē-ə\
plural para·fo·ve·ae \-ˈfō-vē-ˌē, -vē-ˌī\

Medical Definition of PARAFOVEA

:  the area surrounding the fovea and containing both rods and cones

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