choroid

/ˈkɒɹ.ɔɪd/ · noun

Meaning

The pigmented vascular layer of the eyeball between the retina and the sclera.
Resembling the chorion, particularly in containing many blood vessels.

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Related words

choroid coat(English)peripapillary(English)tela(English)plexi(English)chorionated(English)epitheliochorial(English)amniochorionic(English)endothelioid(English)plexus(English)papilloma(English)ciliary(English)sclera(English)

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