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choroid

cho·roid

UK/ˈkɔː.ɹɔɪd/ US/ˈkɒɹ.ɔɪd/ uncommon

noun

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a highly vascular membrane in the eye between the retina and the sclera

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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”).

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