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
choroid (not comparable)
(anatomy) Resembling the chorion, particularly in containing many blood vessels.
choroid (plural choroids)
(anatomy) The pigmented vascular layer of the eyeball between the retina and the sclera.
• 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
19 April 2025
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