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Definition of Punctum caecum

Punctum caecum
Punctum Punc"tum, n. [L., a point.] A point. Punctum c[ae]cum. [L., blind point.] (Anat.) Same as Blind spot, under Blind. Punctum proximum, near point. See under Point. Punctum remotum, far point. See under Point. Punctum vegetationis [L., point of vegetation] (Bot.), the terminal cell of a stem, or of a leaf bud, from which new growth originates.

Meaning of Punctum caecum from wikipedia

- blind spot known as the physiological blind spot, "blind point", or punctum cae**** in medical literature, is the place in the visual field that corresponds...
- running through the vitreous body from the optic nerve disc (at the punctum cae****) to the lens. It is formed by an in****tion of the hyaloid membrane...
- from the northeastern Pacific Ocean and the earliest record for the genus Cae**** Fleming, 1813". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 129...