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OPTIC CAPSULE

\ˈɒptɪk kˈapsjuːl], \ˈɒptɪk kˈapsjuːl], \ˈɒ_p_t_ɪ_k k_ˈa_p_s_j_uː_l]\

Definitions of OPTIC CAPSULE

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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Capsule in embryo, developing into sclerotic.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

In comparative anatomy, a cartilaginous or osseous structure, which represents the sclerotic coat of the human eye

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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