optic cup
optic cup · optic cups
The white, cup-like area in the center of the optic discThe white, cup-like area in the center of the optic disc
Meaning
1 sensesThe white, cup-like area in the center of the optic disc
More definitions
- (embryology) a two-walled cuplike depression that develops into the pigmented and sensory layers of the retina
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