optic recess


supraop·tic re·cess

a diverticulum extending forward from the anterior part of the third ventricle above the optic chiasm. Synonym(s): recessus supraopticus [TA]

optic recess

A pocket of the third ventricle lying anterior to the infundibular recess. It is bound inferiorly by the optic chiasma. See also: recess