optic cup

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   (embryology) a two-walled cuplike depression that develops into the pigmented and sensory layers of the retina

   Synonymseyecup

   Broadercalyculus

   embryology

Questions about optic cup

What does optic cup mean?

optic cup means "(embryology) a two-walled cuplike depression that develops into the pigmented and sensory layers of the retina".

What is another word for optic cup?

Close synonyms include eyecup. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is optic cup a common word?

optic cup is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.