CHOROID

choroid, choroid coat

(noun) a highly vascular membrane in the eye between the retina and the sclera; a dark pigmentation minimizes the scattering of light inside the eye

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

choroid (not comparable)

(anatomy) Resembling the chorion, particularly in containing many blood vessels.

Noun

choroid (plural choroids)

(anatomy) The pigmented vascular layer of the eyeball between the retina and the sclera.

Anagrams

• ochroid

Source: Wiktionary


Cho"roid, a. Etym: [gr. (Anat.)

Definition: resembling the chorion; as, the choroid plexuses of the ventricles of the brain, and the choroid coat of the eyeball.

– n.

Definition: The choroid coat of the eye. See Eye. Choroid plexus (Anat.), one of the delicate fringelike processes, consisting almost entirely of blood vessels, which project into the ventricles of the brain.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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