optic cup

Noun
  1. (embryology) a two-walled cuplike depression that develops into the pigmented and sensory layers of the retina (synset 102158330)
    referred to in: embryology - the branch of biology that studies the formation and early development of living organisms
    is a 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)
    same as: eyecup

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