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Preferred term

Optic Disk  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • The portion of the optic nerve seen in the fundus with the ophthalmoscope. It is formed by the meeting of all the retinal ganglion cell axons as they enter the optic nerve.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Optic Disc
  • Optic Nerve Head
  • Optic Papilla

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-WB5JFGXR-T

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