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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“Optic vesicle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/optic%20vesicle. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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