Latvian

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Redzoklis

Etymology

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From redze (vision) +‎ -oklis.

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Noun

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redzoklis m (2nd declension)

  1. (anatomy) pupil (opening in the iris through which light reaches the retina)
    redzokļa nervipupil nerves
    kad viņš paceļ plakstus, pazib dzīvi un šaudīgi redzokļiwhen he raised his eyelids, lively, quickly moving pupils flashed
    dzīslene acs priekšējā daļā pāriet varavīksnenē, kuras vidū ir caurumiņš: redzoklis jeb acs zīlītethe 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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