Uvea
//ˈjuːvɪə// noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 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.
- 2 the part of the eye that contains the iris and ciliary body and choroid wordnet
Etymology
From Medieval Latin, from Latin uva (“grape”), partial calque of Ancient Greek ῥαγοειδής χιτών (rhagoeidḗs khitṓn, “[covering] like a grape”), from ῥάξ (rháx, “grape”).
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