redzoklis

Latvian

Redzoklis

Etymology

From redze (“vision”) +‎ -oklis.

Noun

redzoklis m (2nd declension)

  1. (anatomy) pupil (opening in the iris through which light reaches the retina)
    redzokļa nervi ― pupil nerves
    kad viņš paceļ plakstus, pazib dzīvi un šaudīgi redzokļi ― when he raised his eyelids, lively, quickly moving pupils flashed
    dzīslene acs priekšējā daļā pāriet varavīksnenē, kuras vidū ir caurumiņš: redzoklis jeb acs zīlīte ― the choroid in the anterior part of the eye goes as far as the iris, in the middle of which there is a little hole: the pupil or eye pupil

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