CHOROIDS

Noun

choroids

plural of choroid

Source: Wiktionary


CHOROID

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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