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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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