choroid

[ kawr-oid, kohr- ]

/ ˈkɔr ɔɪd, ˈkoʊr- /

Anatomy

adjective

like the chorion; membranous.

noun

choroid coat.

Also cho·roi·dal, chorioid, chorioidal.

Origin of choroid

1625–35; <Greek choroeidḗs false reading for chorioeidḗschorioid

OTHER WORDS FROM choroid

pre·cho·roid, adjectivesub·cho·roid, adjectivesub·cho·roi·dal, adjective

Words nearby choroid

chorizo, C horizon, Chorley, chorogi, chorography, choroid, choroidal, choroidal artery, choroid coat, choroidea, choroideremia

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Example sentences from the Web for choroid

A second coat, the choroid, is supplied with blood vessels and cells which bear pigments.
A Civic Biology|George William Hunter
Thus it would be of no use to perform an iridectomy in the case of a growth in the choroid.
A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4)|Various
Lining the inner surface of the sclerotic is the second coat, the choroid.
A Practical Physiology|Albert F. Blaisdell
The ciliary processes form a fringe around the slightly inverted rim of the choroid.
Special Report on Diseases of Cattle|U.S. Department of Agriculture

The retina is dark purple in color, this color being caused by a layer of cells next to the choroid coat.
A Civic Biology|George William Hunter

British Dictionary definitions for choroid

choroid

chorioid (ˈkɔːrɪˌɔɪd)

/ (ˈkɔːrɔɪd) /

adjective

resembling the chorion, esp in being vascular

noun

the brownish vascular membrane of the eyeball between the sclera and the retina

Word Origin for choroid

C18: from Greek khoroeidēs, erroneously for khorioeidēs, from chorion

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for choroid

choroid

[ kôr′oid′ ]

n.

The dark-brown vascular coat of the eye between the sclera and the retina.

adj.

Relating to the chorion or corium.

Scientific definitions for choroid

choroid

[ kôr′oid′ ]

Noun

The dark-brown vascular coat of the eye between the sclera and the retina.

Adjective

Resembling the chorion; membranous.

Relating to or involving the choroid of the eye.

单词	choroid
释义	choroid [ kawr-oid, kohr- ] / ˈkɔr ɔɪd, ˈkoʊr- / Anatomy adjective like the chorion; membranous. noun choroid coat. Also cho·roi·dal, chorioid, chorioidal. Origin of choroid 1625–35; <Greek choroeidḗs false reading for chorioeidḗschorioid OTHER WORDS FROM choroid pre·cho·roid, adjectivesub·cho·roid, adjectivesub·cho·roi·dal, adjective Words nearby choroid chorizo, C horizon, Chorley, chorogi, chorography, choroid, choroidal, choroidal artery, choroid coat, choroidea, choroideremia Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for choroid A second coat, the choroid, is supplied with blood vessels and cells which bear pigments. A Civic Biology\|George William Hunter Thus it would be of no use to perform an iridectomy in the case of a growth in the choroid. A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4)\|Various Lining the inner surface of the sclerotic is the second coat, the choroid. A Practical Physiology\|Albert F. Blaisdell The ciliary processes form a fringe around the slightly inverted rim of the choroid. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle\|U.S. Department of Agriculture The retina is dark purple in color, this color being caused by a layer of cells next to the choroid coat. A Civic Biology\|George William Hunter British Dictionary definitions for choroid choroid chorioid (ˈkɔːrɪˌɔɪd) / (ˈkɔːrɔɪd) / adjective resembling the chorion, esp in being vascular noun the brownish vascular membrane of the eyeball between the sclera and the retina Word Origin for choroid C18: from Greek khoroeidēs, erroneously for khorioeidēs, from chorion Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for choroid choroid [ kôr′oid′ ] n. The dark-brown vascular coat of the eye between the sclera and the retina. adj. Relating to the chorion or corium. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for choroid choroid [ kôr′oid′ ] Noun The dark-brown vascular coat of the eye between the sclera and the retina. Adjective Resembling the chorion; membranous. Relating to or involving the choroid of the eye. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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