About The Word Choroid
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Choroid
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What's The Definition Of Choroid?
[n] a highly vascular membrane in the eye between the retina and the sclera
Synonyms | Synonyms for Choroid: choroid coat Related Terms | Find terms related to Choroid: See Also | eye | membrane | oculus | optic | peeper | tissue layer Choroid In Webster's Dictionary \Cho"roid\, a. [gr. ?; ? chorion + ? form.] (Anat.)
resembling the chorion; as, the choroid plexuses of the
ventricles of the brain, and the choroid coat of the eyeball.
-- n. The choroid coat of the eye. See {Eye}.
{Choroid plexus} (Anat.), one of the delicate fringelike
processes, consisting almost entirely of blood vessels,
which project into the ventricles of the brain.
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