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Optic Disk

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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.  neopl: coord IM with OPTIC NERVE NEOPLASMS (IM) + histol type of neopl (IM); do not confuse "optic cup" (    Other names Optic Papilla; Optic Nerve Head; Blind Spot; Spots, Blind; Spot, Blind; Papillas, Optic; Papilla, Optic; Optic Papillas; Optic Nerve Heads; Optic Disks; Nerve Heads, Optic; Nerve Head, Optic; Heads, Optic Nerve; Head, Optic Nerve; Disks, Optic; Disk, Optic; Blind Spots

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