cho·roid (kôr oid , k r-) or cho·ri·oid (kôr -oid, kr-)n. The dark-brown vascular coat of the eye between the sclera and the retina. Also called choroid coat, choroid membrane. adj. 1. Resembling the chorion; membranous. 2. Of or relating to the choroid. [From Greek khoroeid s, like an afterbirth, alteration of khorioeids : khorion, afterbirth; see chorion + -oeids, -oid.] |
choroid [ˈkɔːrɔɪd], chorioid [ˈkɔːrɪˌɔɪd]
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) resembling the chorion, esp in being vascular
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) the brownish vascular membrane of the eyeball between the sclera and the retina
[from Greek khoroeidēs, erroneously for khorioeidēs, from chorion]
| choroid (kôroid) Noun The dark-brown vascular coat of the eye between the sclera and the retina. Adjective 1. Resembling the chorion; membranous. 2. Relating to or involving the choroid of the eye. |
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| Noun | 1. |  choroid - a highly vascular membrane in the eye between the retina and the sclera; a dark pigmentation minimizes the scattering of light inside the eyetissue layer, membrane - a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants |
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