Preferred Label : optic disk;
MeSH 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.;
MeSH synonym : optic disks; optic papillas; papilla, optic; optic nerve heads; papillas, optic; optic nerve head; head, optic nerve; nerve head, optic; disk, optic; optic papilla; Optic Disc; Disc, Optic; Optic Discs;
CISMeF synonym : disks, optic; heads, optic nerve; nerve heads, optic;
Related MeSH term : blind spot; Blind Spots; Spot, Blind; Spots, Blind;
MeSH annotation : neopl: coord IM with OPTIC NERVE NEOPLASMS (IM) histol type of neopl (IM); do not
confuse optic cup ( EYE /embryol) with optic disk cupping ( OPTIC DISK GLAUCOMA);
inflammation RETINITIS OPTIC NEURITIS;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optic disk;
Origin ID : D009898;
UMLS CUI : C0029127;
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Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
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UMLS correspondences (same concept)
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.
https://www.cehjournal.org/article/glaucome-et-papille-optique-2/
2022
United Kingdom
journal article
glaucoma
optic disc
glaucoma
Optics
glaucoma, nos
Glaucoma (eye)
optic disk
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http://www.cehjournal.org/french/journal/04/soc_04_03_008.html
2007
United Kingdom
French
optic disk
glaucoma
ophthalmoscopy
optic disk
signs and symptoms
disease progression
journal article
image
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