discus nervi optici
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Related to discus nervi optici: papilla 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.
Synonym(s): discus nervi optici [TA] , blind spot (3) , optic papilla.
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