Choroid

[kɒ:rɒid]

Definition

(noun.) a highly vascular membrane in the eye between the retina and the sclera; a dark pigmentation minimizes the scattering of light inside the eye.

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Definition

(a.) 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.

Typist: Mabel