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English
Etymology
From New Latin choroides, from Ancient Greek χοροειδής (khoroeidḗs, alteration of χοριοειδής (khorioeidḗs, “like the afterbirth”)), from χόριον (khórion, “membrane that encloses the fetus in the womb, afterbirth”) + -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-like”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
choroid (not comparable)
- (anatomy) Resembling the chorion, particularly in containing many blood vessels.
- choroid plexus
Noun
choroid (plural choroids)
- (anatomy) The pigmented vascular layer of the eyeball between the retina and the sclera.
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Translations
vascular layer of the eye
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