See Also: excavatio disci(medicine)
disci(medicine)
disci-(dictionary)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
annulus fibrosus disci intervertebralis(medicine)
excavatio(medicine)
excavatio papillae(medicine)
excavatio rectouterina(medicine)
excavatio rectovesicalis(medicine)
excavatio vesicouterina(medicine)

excavatio disci (medicine)


excavatio disci -->
excavation of optic disc


The normally occurring depression or pit in the centre of the optic disc.

Synonym: excavatio disci, depression of optic disk, excavatio papillae, physiologic cup, physiologic excavation.