Bergmeister papilla
Berg·mei·ster pa·pil·la
(berg-mīs'tĕr), a small mass of glial tissue that forms during fetal life a temporary conical investment of the hyaloid artery at its emergence into the vitreous chamber; vestiges of it may persist as a prepapillary membrane.
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Bergmeister,
O., Austrian ophthalmologist, 1845-1918. Bergmeister papilla - a small mass of glial tissue that forms in the hyaloid artery during fetal life.
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