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English noun: eyecup | |||
| 1. | eyecup (artifact) a small vessel with a rim curved to fit the orbit of the eye; use to apply medicated or cleansing solution to the eyeball | ||
| Samples | An eyecup is called an eyebath in Britain. | ||
| Synonyms | eye cup, eyebath | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | vessel | ||
| 2. | eyecup (animal) (embryology) a two-walled cuplike depression that develops into the pigmented and sensory layers of the retina | ||
| Synonyms | optic cup | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | caliculus, calycle, calyculus | ||
| Domain category | embryology | ||
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