Choroid vs. Uvea

Choroidadjective

(anatomy) Resembling the chorion, particularly in containing many blood vessels.

Choroidnoun

(anatomy) The pigmented vascular layer of the eyeball between the retina and the sclera.

Choroidadjective

resembling the chorion; as, the choroid plexuses of the ventricles of the brain, and the choroid coat of the eyeball.

Choroidnoun

a highly vascular membrane in the eye between the retina and the sclera

Choroid

The choroid, also known as the choroidea or choroid coat, is the vascular layer of the eye, containing connective tissues, and lying between the retina and the sclera. The human choroid is thickest at the far extreme rear of the eye (at 0.2 mm), while in the outlying areas it narrows to 0.1 mm.

Uveanoun

(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.

Uveanoun

The posterior pigmented layer of the iris; - sometimes applied to the whole iris together with the choroid coat.

Uveanoun

the part of the eye that contains the iris and ciliary body and choroid

Uvea

The uvea (; Lat. uva, ), also called the uveal layer, uveal coat, uveal tract, vascular tunic or vascular layer is the pigmented middle of the three concentric layers that make up an eye.