choroid (redirected from choroid coats)

cho·roid  (kôroid, kr-) 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.

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[From Greek khoroeids, like an afterbirth, alteration of khorioeids : khorion, afterbirth; see chorion + -oeids, -oid.]

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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]

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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.

Thesaurus

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 eye choroid coat eye, oculus, optic - the organ of sight tissue layer, membrane - a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants

Translations

choroid [ˈkɔːrɔɪd] n (Anat) → coroide f

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choroid [ˈkɔːrɔɪd] n (Anat) → coroide f