annulus of Zinn

noun

Etymology

Named after Johann Gottfried Zinn (1727–1759), German anatomist and botanist.

Definitions

  1. A ring of fibrous tissue surrounding the optic nerve at its entrance at the apex of the…

    A ring of fibrous tissue surrounding the optic nerve at its entrance at the apex of the orbit.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for annulus of Zinn. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA