| NOUN | animal | optic cup, eyecup | (embryology) a two-walled cuplike depression that develops into the pigmented and sensory layers of the retina |
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| Meaning | (embryology) a two-walled cuplike depression that develops into the pigmented and sensory layers of the retina. | |
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| Synonym | eyecup | |
| Category | embryology | The branch of biology that studies the formation and early development of living organisms |
| Broader | calyculus, caliculus, calycle | A small cup-shaped structure (as a taste bud or optic cup or cavity of a coral containing a polyp) |
| Spanish | fosa óptica | |
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