CHOROID


Meaning of CHOROID in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkȯr-ˌȯid ]

noun

also cho·ri·oid ˈkȯr-ē-ˌȯid

Etymology: New Latin choroides resembling the chorion, from Greek chorioeidēs, from chorion chorion

Date: 1683

: a vascular membrane containing large branched pigmented cells that lies between the retina and the sclera of the vertebrate eye — called also choroid coat — see eye illustration

• choroid or cho·roi·dal kə-ˈrȯi-d ə l adjective

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