choroid
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
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɔː.ɹɔɪd/, /ˈkɒɹ.ɔɪd/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɔɹˌɔɪd/
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.
Derived terms
- choroidal
- choroideal
- choroiditis
- choroidopathy
- choroidoretinitis
- choroidoscleral
- leptochoroid
- pachychoroid
- suprachoroid
Related terms
- chorioid
- choroid coat
Translations
vascular layer of the eye
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References
- “choroid”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “choroid”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
Anagrams
- ochroid