eyecup

Nouns

  • (n) 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
    eyebath, eye cup,
  • (n) (embryology) a two-walled cuplike depression that develops into the pigmented and sensory layers of the retina optic cup,

Synonyms

eyebath eye cup optic cup

Words of close approximity