optic vesicle

noun

: an evagination of each lateral wall of the embryonic vertebrate forebrain from which the nervous structures of the eye develop

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1850, in the meaning defined above

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“Optic vesicle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/optic%20vesicle. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.

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optic vesicle

noun

: an evagination of each lateral wall of the embryonic vertebrate forebrain from which the nervous structures of the eye develop

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