uvea
See also: 'Uvea
English
A diagram of the eye, with the uvea coloured pink (the centre of the optic nerve, also pink, is not part of the uvea)
Etymology
From Medieval Latin, from Latin uva (“grape”), partial loan translation of Greek ῥαγοειδής χιτών (rhagoeidḗs khitṓn, “[covering] like a grape”), from ῥάξ (rháx, “grape”) .
Noun
uvea (plural uveas)
- (anatomy) The middle of the three concentric layers that make up the eye; it is pigmented and vascular, and comprises the choroid, the ciliary body, and the iris.
Synonyms
- uveal coat
- uveal layer
- uveal tract
- vascular tunic
Derived terms
- uveal
- uveitis
Translations
the middle of the three concenctric layers that make up the eye
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Anagrams
- uvae, uvæ
Basque
Noun
uvea
- absolutive singular of uve
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈu.ve.a/
- Rhymes: -uvea
- Hyphenation: ù‧ve‧a
Noun
uvea f (plural uvee)
- (anatomy) uvea
- Synonym: (archaic) tunica ragoidea
Derived terms
- uveale
- uveite
Rotokas
Noun
uvea
- taro leaf
References
- Firchow, Irwin; Firchow, Jacqueline; Akoitai, David (1973) Vocabulary of Rotokas - Pidgin - English, Ukarumpa: Summer Institute of Linguistics, page 137