choroid
[ kawr-oid, kohr- ]
/ ˈkɔr ɔɪd, ˈkoʊr- /
adjective
like the chorion; membranous.
noun
Origin of choroid
OTHER WORDS FROM choroid
pre·cho·roid, adjective sub·cho·roid, adjective sub·cho·roi·dal, adjectiveWords nearby choroid
Example sentences from the Web for choroidal
There was extensive damage to both eyes, hæmorrhage, and probably retinal detachment as well as choroidal changes.
Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 |George Henry MakinsShe suffered, we afterwards concluded, from choroidal tuberculosis.
Glaucoma |VariousThere was a corresponding increase in the choroidal pigment of the eye.
Darwin and Modern Science |A.C. Seward and OthersBlood may also be effused into the vitreous from rupture of retinal, ciliary or choroidal vessels.
British Dictionary definitions for choroidal
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 choroidal (1 of 2)
choroidal
[ kə-roid′l, kô- ]
adj.
Of or relating to the choroid.
Medical definitions for choroidal (2 of 2)
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 choroidal
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.