discus nervi optici

op·tic disc

[TA]

an oval area of the ocular fundus devoid of light receptors where the axons of the retinal ganglion cell converge to form the optic nerve head;

Synonym(s): discus nervi optici [TA], blind spot (3) , Mariotte blind spot, optic nerve head, optic papilla, papilla nervi optici, porus opticus

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op·tic disc

(op'tik disk) [TA]

An oval area of the ocular fundus devoid of light receptors where the axons of the retinal ganglion cells converge to form the optic nerve head.
Synonym(s): discus nervi optici [TA] , blind spot (3) , optic papilla.

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