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Noun Concept
Categories: Human eye anatomy
EN
blind spot  optic disc  optic disk  Discus opticus  Optic discus
EN
The point where the optic nerve enters the retina; not sensitive to light WordNet 3.0
English:
anatomy
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EN
The point where the optic nerve enters the retina; not sensitive to light WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
The optic disc or optic nerve head is the point of exit for ganglion cell axons leaving the eye. Wikipedia
Part of the eye Wikidata
The place where the optic nerve attaches to the retina and the retina cannot detect light. OmegaWiki
The place where the optic nerve attaches to the retina, and so where the retina cannot detect light. Wiktionary
Place where the optic nerve attaches to the retina. Wiktionary (translation)
The location where ganglion cell axons exit the eye to form the optic nerve. Wiktionary
IS A
point
HAS PART
optic cup
PART OF
retina
eye
HAS KIND
papilledema
DIFFERENT FROM
optical disk
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
EN
blind spot, optic disc, optic disk
Wikipedia
EN
optic disc
Wikidata
EN
optic disc
Wiktionary
EN
blind spot, optic disc
OmegaWiki
EN
blind spot
Wikipedia Redirections
EN
blind spot (anatomy), Discus opticus, Optic discus, optic disk, optic nerve disc, optic nerve head, Optic papilla, Optical blind spot, pale disc, Pale disk, Physiologic blind spot, Physiologic blind spot of Mariotte
Wikidata Alias
EN
optic disk, optic nerve head

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