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Choroid

noun
1.
A highly vascular membrane in the eye between the retina and the sclera; a dark pigmentation minimizes the scattering of light inside the eye.  Synonym: choroid coat.



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... is secreted by the choroid plexuses and fills the cerebral ventricles, the central canal of the cord, the sub-dural and sub-arachnoid spaces, and the sheaths of the intra-cerebral blood vessels. At the base of the brain, particularly in the posterior fossa, the ...
— Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. • Alexander Miles


Words linked to "Choroid" :   choroid plexus, tissue layer, oculus, optic, eye, membrane


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