eyecup

• Nom désignant un petit récipient à bord incurvé conçu pour s'adapter à l'orbite et servant à appliquer des solutions médicinales ou de nettoyage sur le globe oculaire ; également en embryologie, une cupule à double paroi en forme de coupe qui se développe en couches pigmentaire et sensorielle de la rétine.

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.

   Coupelle oculaire

   • 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.

   vésicule optique secondaire / cupule optique

   • 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.