optic capsule
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op·tic cap·sule
the concentrated zone of mesenchyme around the developing optic cup; the primordium of the sclera of the eye.
op·tic cap·sule
(op'tik kap'sŭl)The concentrated zone of mesenchyme around the developing optic cup; the primordium of the sclera of the eye.
optic capsule
The cartilaginous capsule that develops in the embryonic skull to enclose the eye.
See also: capsule