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Webster 1913 Edition

Choroid

Cho′roid

,
Adj.
[gr. [GREEK]; [GREEK] chorion +
εἶδοσ
form.]
(Anat.)
resembling the chorion;
as, the
choroid
plexuses of the ventricles of the brain, and the
choroid
coat of the eyeball
.
–
Noun.
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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Choroid

CHOROID

,
Noun.
In anatomy, a term applied to several parts of the body that resemble the chorion; as the inner membrane investing the brain, or the pia mater; the second coat of the eye; the fold of the carotid artery in the brain, in which is the pineal gland.

Definition 2024

choroid

choroid

English

Noun

choroid ‎(plural choroids)

  1. (anatomy) The vascular layer of the eye lying between the retina and the sclera.

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek χοριον ‎(khorion) + ειδος ‎(eidos, “resembling skin”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkəʊrɔɪd/, (US) IPA(key): /ˈkoʊrɔɪd/

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