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Webster 1913 Edition
Uvea
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U′ve-a
,Noun.
[NL., fr. L.
uva
grape.] (Anat.)
The posterior pigmented layer of the iris; – sometimes applied to the whole iris together with the choroid coat.
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English
Noun
uvea (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
- uveal coat
- uveal layer
- uveal tract
- vascular tunic
Derived terms
Translations
the middle of the three concenctric layers that make up the eye
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