choroid
noun
- vascular layer of the eye, containing connective tissue, and lying between the retina and the sclera
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈkɔː.ɹɔɪd/ / /ˈkɒɹ.ɔɪd/ / /ˈkɔɹˌɔɪd/
adj
Etymology: From New Latin choroides, from Ancient Greek χοροειδής (khoroeidḗs, alteration of χοριοειδής (khorioeidḗs, “like the afterbirth”)), from χόριον (khórion, “membrane that encloses the fetus in the womb, afterbirth”) + -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-like”).
- Resembling the chorion, particularly in containing many blood vessels.
noun
Etymology: From New Latin choroides, from Ancient Greek χοροειδής (khoroeidḗs, alteration of χοριοειδής (khorioeidḗs, “like the afterbirth”)), from χόριον (khórion, “membrane that encloses the fetus in the womb, afterbirth”) + -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-like”).
- The pigmented vascular layer of the eyeball between the retina and the sclera.