eye·cup (  k p )n. 1. A small cup with a rim contoured to fit the socket of the eye, used for applying a liquid medicine or wash to the eye. Also called eye bath, eyeglass. 2. Embryology See optic cup. |
eyecup [ˈaɪˌkʌp]
n
(Medicine) a US and Canadian name for an eyebath
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| Noun | 1. |  eyecup - a small vessel with a rim curved to fit the orbit of the eye; use to apply medicated or cleansing solution to the eyeball; "an eyecup is called an eyebath in Britain"vessel - an object used as a container (especially for liquids) |
| 2. | eyecup - (embryology) a two-walled cuplike depression that develops into the pigmented and sensory layers of the retina caliculus, calycle, calyculus - a small cup-shaped structure (as a taste bud or optic cup or cavity of a coral containing a polyp) embryology - the branch of biology that studies the formation and early development of living organisms |
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