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OPTIC DISC [1 record]

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Record 1 2012-09-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Eye
Universal entry(ies)
discus nervi optici
Latin
papilla nervi optici
Latin
DEF

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.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oeil
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
discus nervi optici
Latin
papilla nervi optici
Latin
DEF

Aire circulaire de la rétine, légèrement excavée à son centre, où convergent les fibres optiques.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ojo
Entrada(s) universal(es)
discus nervi optici
Latin
papilla nervi optici
Latin
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