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optic cup

DEFINITIONS OF: optic cup

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n (embryology) a two-walled cuplike depression that develops into the pigmented and sensory layers of the retina

Synonyms:
eyecup
Type of:
caliculus, calycle, calyculus
a small cup-shaped structure (as a taste bud or optic cup or cavity of a coral containing a polyp)
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