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Optic disc

The optic disc or optic nerve head is the point of exit for ganglion cell axons leaving the eye. Because there are no rods or cones overlying the optic disc, it corresponds to a small blind spot in each eye.

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FMA
58634
Latin
discus nervi optici
MeSH
D009898
Synonyms
Optic disk, optic disc, optic nerve head, blind spot, Mariotte blind spot, Mariotte's blind spot, optic papilla, discus nervi optici [TA], papilla nervi optici, porus opticus)
TA2
6788
TA98
A15.2.04.019

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Optic disc

Nodes56
Edges55
Triples43
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.035714
Components1

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Optic disc

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related to Imaging · 9
Optic disc → Automated, Heidelberg, HRT, Imaging, Ophthalmologists, Stereoscopic, Such, They, Traditional
related to Comparative anatomy · 6
Optic disc → Generally, Glaucomys, It, Most, The, This
related to Gallery · 6
Optic disc → Blood, Doppler, Local, Optic, Three, Tilted
related to Abnormalities · 5
Optic disc → Kindler, Megalopapilla, Morning, Optic, The
related to Clinical significance · 4
Optic disc → Almost, In, It, Using
related to Structure · 4
Optic disc → It, The, There, This
related to Function · 2
Optic disc → Because, The
FMA · 1
Optic disc → 58634
Latin · 1
Optic disc → discus nervi optici
MeSH · 1
Optic disc → D009898

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optic disc eye nerve imaging blood axons ganglion retinal point retina blind optical laser flow doppler exit cell also head

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Optic discFMA586341.00infobox
Optic discLatindiscus nervi optici1.00infobox
Optic discMeSHD0098981.00infobox
Optic discSynonymsOptic disk, optic disc, optic nerve head, blind spot, Mariotte blind spot, Mariotte's blind spot, optic papilla, discus nervi optici [TA], papilla nervi optici, porus opticus)1.00infobox
Optic discTA267881.00infobox
Optic discTA98A15.2.04.0191.00infobox
Optic discrelated to AbnormalitiesMegalopapilla0.60section
Optic discrelated to AbnormalitiesMorning0.60section
Optic discrelated to AbnormalitiesThe0.60section
Optic discrelated to AbnormalitiesKindler0.60section
Optic discrelated to AbnormalitiesOptic0.60section
Optic discrelated to Clinical significanceAlmost0.60section

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