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optic disk

optic disk is the alternative spelling of optic disc.

Meaning of optic disc

Noun

optic disc (plural optic discs)

  1. The location where ganglion cell axons exit the eye to form the optic nerve.
    Synonyms:
    blind spot

Forms of optic disk

pluraloptic disks

Questions about optic disk

What is optic disk the alternative spelling of?
Optic disk is the alternative spelling of optic disc.

Words near optic disk in the dictionary

  1. optic chiasms
  2. optic cup
  3. optic cups
  4. optic disc
  5. optic discs
  6. optic disk
  7. optic disks
  8. optic foramen
  9. optic foramina
  10. optic nerve
  11. optic nerves

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