choroid Anatomy

choroid Anatomy
choroid Anatomy ['kɔ:rɔɪd, 'kɒr-]
adjective resembling the chorion, particularly in containing many blood vessels.
noun (also choroid coat) the pigmented vascular layer of the eyeball between the retina and the sclera.
Derivatives
choroidal adjective
Origin
C17: from Gk khoroeidēs, from khorion (see chorion).

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