u·ve·a (y  v - )n. The vascular middle layer of the eye constituting the iris, ciliary body, and choroid. [Medieval Latin  vea, from Latin va, grape.]u ve·al adj. |
uvea [ˈjuːvɪə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) the part of the eyeball consisting of the iris, ciliary body, and choroid
[from Medieval Latin ūvea, from Latin ūva grape]
uveal , uveous adj
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| Noun | 1. |  uvea - the part of the eye that contains the iris and ciliary body and choroidanatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure - a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing; "he has good bone structure" |
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