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choroid
[kawr-oid, kohr-]
adjective
like the chorion; membranous.
noun
choroid
/ ˈkɔːrɔɪd, ˈkɔːrɪˌɔɪd /
adjective
resembling the chorion, esp in being vascular
noun
the brownish vascular membrane of the eyeball between the sclera and the retina
choroid
The dark-brown vascular coat of the eye between the sclera and the retina.
Resembling the chorion; membranous.
Relating to or involving the choroid of the eye.
Other Word Forms
- prechoroid adjective
- subchoroid adjective
- subchoroidal adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of choroid1
Example Sentences
Uveitis is a rare inflammatory disease of the choroid of the eye, which lies between the retina and the sclera.
They focused on a small region called the choroid plexus, which is known as a major conduit of immune cells into the brain.
A stick whacked him in the face and ruptured the choroid in the back of his left eye.
Winger Carl Hagelin, who was hit in the left eye with a stick blade during practice March 1, ruptured the choroid in the back of his eye and had two surgeries.
Hagelin has been out since taking a teammate’s errant stick to his left eye in practice March 1, rupturing the choroid so badly doctors considered removing it.
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