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of, relating to, or used in vision
  • the optic nerve

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The first known use of optic was in the 15th century

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“Optic.” The Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/optic. Accessed 8 December 2019.

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