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Choroid

Choroid Meaning & Definition
Choroid Definition And Meaning

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

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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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