The choroid is a highly vascularised, darkly pigmented layer found in between the retina and the sclera of the eye.
Source: tatoeba (9408450)
Choroid
/ˈkɔː.ɹɔɪd/
Synonyms for "choroid" (3 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (1)
Noun(1 words)
choroid coat
Strong matches (1)
Noun(1 words)
Related words (1)
Noun(1 words)
vascular coat
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
4 entriesMore specific
2 entrieschoroidal layeruveal layer
Collocations
5 entrieschoroid layerchoroidal neovascularizationchoroidal thickeningchoroidal vesselspigmented choroid
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
3 entriesSample sentences
2 total sentences available.
The choroid is darkly pigmented to fully absorb the light passing through the retina, so as to avoid internal reflection which would lead to blurry vision.
Source: tatoeba (9408452)