uvea
A diagram of the eye, with the uvea coloured pink (the centre of the optic nerve, also pink, is not part of the uvea)
Meaning
Noun
- 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.
Related
Similar words
- uveal coat
- uveal layer
- uveal tract
- vascular tunic
Origin
- From Medieval Latin, from Latin uva, partial loan translation of Greek ῥαγοειδής χιτών, from ῥάξ .
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