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MeSH Heading: Optic Disk
Tree Number(s): A08.800.800.120.680.660; A09.371.729.690
Unique ID: D009898
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009898
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
Scope Note: 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.
Entry Term(s): Blind Spot; Optic Disc; Optic Nerve Head; Optic Papilla
NLM Classification #: WW 280
Public MeSH Note: 78; was see under OPTIC NERVE 1975-77
History Note: 78(75); was see under OPTIC NERVE 1975-77
Date Established: 1977/01/01
Date of Entry: 1974/12/12
Revision Date: 2019/04/08

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0015354
Scope Note: 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.
Terms: Optic Disk Preferred Term
Term UI T029311
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1975); Optic Disc
Term UI T000954890
Date04/08/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2020); Optic Nerve Head
Term UI T029312
Date07/11/1996
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1998); Optic Papilla
Term UI T029313
Date12/05/1974
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX)

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