discus nervi optici


op·tic disc

[TA] an oval area of the ocular fundus devoid of light receptors where the axons of the retinal ganglion cell converge to form the optic nerve head; Synonym(s): discus nervi optici [TA], blind spot (3) , Mariotte blind spot, optic nerve head, optic papilla, papilla nervi optici, porus opticus

op·tic disc

(op'tik disk) [TA] An oval area of the ocular fundus devoid of light receptors where the axons of the retinal ganglion cells converge to form the optic nerve head.
Synonym(s): discus nervi optici [TA] , blind spot (3) , optic papilla.