optic fissure
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Related to optic fissure: Pterygomaxillary fissure
retinal fissure
a ventral groove formed by invagination of the optic cup and its stalk by vascular mesenchyme from which the hyaloid vessels develop.
ret·i·nal fis·sure
(ret'i-năl fish'ŭr)A ventral groove formed by invagination of the optic cup and its stalk by vascular mesenchyme, from which the hyaloid vessels develop.
Synonym(s): choroid fissure, optic fissure.
Synonym(s): choroid fissure, optic fissure.