| Term: | optic fissure anatomical region |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | optic fissure |
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| Synonyms: | choroid fissure, optic fissures |
| Definition: | Groove that is in the ventral optic cup and through which blood vessels pass to the enclosed mesenchyme. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001284] |
| Name: | anatomical region |
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| Definition: | A 3D region in space without well-defined compartmental boundaries; for example, the dorsal region of an ectoderm. |
| Ontology: | Spatial Ontology [BSPO:0000070] |