uvea
See also: 'Uvea
English
editEtymology
editFrom Medieval Latin, from Latin uva (“grape”), partial loan translation of Greek ῥαγοειδής χιτών (rhagoeidḗs khitṓn, “[covering] like a grape”), from ῥάξ (rháx, “grape”) .
Noun
edituvea (plural uveas)
- (anatomy) 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.
Synonyms
editDerived terms
editTranslations
editthe middle of the three concenctric layers that make up the eye
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Basque
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edituvea
Italian
editPronunciation
editNoun
edituvea f (plural uvee)
- (anatomy) uvea
- Synonym: (archaic) tunica ragoidea
Derived terms
editRotokas
editNoun
edituvea
References
edit- Firchow, Irwin, Firchow, Jacqueline, Akoitai, David (1973) Vocabulary of Rotokas - Pidgin - English[1], Ukarumpa: Summer Institute of Linguistics, page 137
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