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eyecup

/ˈaɪ.kʌp/

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noun

/ˈaɪ.kʌp/C1formalmedical
  • ruСуществительное, обозначающее небольшой сосуд с изогнутым краем, предназначенный для прилегания к глазнице и используемый для нанесения лекарственных или очищающих растворов на глазное яблоко; также в эмбриологии — двухстенное чашеобразное углубление, которое развивается в пигментный и сенсорный слои сетчатки.

A noun referring to a small vessel with a curved rim designed to fit the eye socket, used for applying medicated or cleansing solutions to the eyeball; also, in embryology, a two-walled cuplike depression that develops into the pigmented and sensory layers of the retina.

  1. Ophthalmic vesselB2formalmedical

    A small container with a curved rim designed to fit the eye socket, used for applying a medicated or cleansing liquid to the eyeball.

    ruГлазная ванночка

    • She used an eyecup to rinse her irritated eye with saline solution.
    • The pharmacist recommended an eyecup for applying the eye wash.
    • He filled the eyecup with the prescribed liquid and leaned over the sink.
  2. Embryonic structureC2formalscientific

    A two-walled, cup-like depression in an embryo that develops into the pigmented and sensory layers of the retina.

    ruГлазной бокал

    • The optic vesicle invaginates to form the eyecup during early development.
    • The eyecup is a critical structure in the formation of the vertebrate eye.
    • Damage to the eyecup can lead to congenital eye defects.
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  • eyecups' possessive plural form
  • eyecup's possessive singular form