optic disc
optic disc · optic discs
The location where ganglion cell axons exit the eye to form the optic nerveThe location where ganglion cell axons exit the eye to form the optic nerve.
Meaning
1 sensesThe location where ganglion cell axons exit the eye to form the optic nerve.
the point where the optic nerve enters the retina; not sensitive to light
Forms
plural: optic discsSynonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- the point where the optic nerve enters the retina; not sensitive to light:blind spotoptic disk
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedoptical disc