choroid

[ kawr-oid, kohr- ]
/ ˈkɔr ɔɪd, ˈkoʊr- /
Anatomy

adjective

like the chorion; membranous.

noun

choroid coat.
Also cho·roi·dal, chorioid, chorioidal.

Origin of choroid

1625–35; < Greek choroeidḗs false reading for chorioeidḗs chorioid

OTHER WORDS FROM choroid

pre·cho·roid, adjective sub·cho·roid, adjective sub·cho·roi·dal, adjective

Words nearby choroid

choristoma, chorizo, chorley, chorogi, chorography, choroid, choroid coat, choroid plexus, choroid tela of fourth ventricle, choroid tela of third ventricle, choroidal

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British Dictionary definitions for choroid

choroid

chorioid (ˈkɔːrɪˌɔɪd)

/ (ˈkɔːrɔɪd) /

adjective

resembling the chorion, esp in being vascular

noun

the brownish vascular membrane of the eyeball between the sclera and the retina

Word Origin for choroid

C18: from Greek khoroeidēs, erroneously for khorioeidēs, from chorion

Medical definitions for choroid

choroid
[ kôr′oid′ ]

n.

The dark-brown vascular coat of the eye between the sclera and the retina.

adj.

Relating to the chorion or corium.

Scientific definitions for choroid

choroid
[ kôr′oid′ ]

Noun

The dark-brown vascular coat of the eye between the sclera and the retina.

Adjective

Resembling the chorion; membranous.
Relating to or involving the choroid of the eye.