eyecup

eye·cup

E0308700 (ī′kŭp′)n.1. A small cup with a rim contoured to fit the socket of the eye, used for applying a liquid medicine or wash to the eye. Also called eye bath, eyeglass.2. Embryology See optic cup.

eyecup

(ˈaɪˌkʌp) n (Medicine) US and Canadian a small vessel with a rim shaped to fit round the eye, used for applying medicated or cleansing solutions to the eyeball. Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): eyebath

eye•cup

(ˈaɪˌkʌp)

n. a device for applying eyewash to the eye, consisting of a cup or glass with a rim shaped to fit snugly around the orbit of the eye. [1870–75, Amer.]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	eyecup - a small vessel with a rim curved to fit the orbit of the eye; use to apply medicated or cleansing solution to the eyeball; "an eyecup is called an eyebath in Britain"eye cup, eyebathvessel - an object used as a container (especially for liquids)
	2.	eyecup - (embryology) a two-walled cuplike depression that develops into the pigmented and sensory layers of the retinaoptic cupcaliculus, calycle, calyculus - a small cup-shaped structure (as a taste bud or optic cup or cavity of a coral containing a polyp)embryology - the branch of biology that studies the formation and early development of living organisms

Translations

conchiglia oculare