Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The vascular middle layer of the eye constituting the iris, ciliary body, and choroid.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The vascular tunic of the eye; the iris, ciliary body, and choroid taken collectively. Also called
tunica uvea and uveal tract. - noun The dark choroid coat of the eye. See cut under
eye .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Anat.) The posterior pigmented layer of the iris; -- sometimes applied to the whole iris together with the choroid coat.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun anatomy The middle of the three concentric layers that make up the eye; it is pigmented and
vascular , and comprises of thechoroid , theciliary body , and theiris .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the part of the eye that contains the iris and ciliary body and choroid
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Uveitis is a swelling of the uvea, which is the middle layer of the eye.
Xoma: eye drug yields more positive study results - Yahoo! Finance 2010
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Melanoma starts in the uvea, where melanocytes generate your eye color.
Simple Skin Beauty Ellen Marmur 2009
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Melanoma starts in the uvea, where melanocytes generate your eye color.
Simple Skin Beauty Ellen Marmur 2009
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Melanoma starts in the uvea, where melanocytes generate your eye color.
Simple Skin Beauty Ellen Marmur 2009
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The uvea perforata (posterior layer of iris), though the definitions are not in all cases quite clear and definite.
Gilbertus Anglicus Medicine of the Thirteenth Century Henry Ebenezer Handerson
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The cornea arises from the sclerotic tunic, the uvea and secundina take their origin from the pia mater, and the conjunctiva from a thin pellicle or membrane which covers the exterior of the cranium and is nourished by a transudation of the blood through the coronal suture.
Gilbertus Anglicus Medicine of the Thirteenth Century Henry Ebenezer Handerson
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This double layer is known as the pars ciliaris retinæ, and can be traced forward from the ciliary processes on to the back of the iris, where it is termed the pars iridica retinæ or uvea.
X. The Organs of the Senses and the Common Integument. 1c. 1. The Tunics of the Eye 1918
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This pigmented epithelium is named the pars iridica retinæ, or, from the resemblance of its color to that of a ripe grape, the uvea.
X. The Organs of the Senses and the Common Integument. 1c. 1. The Tunics of the Eye 1918
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Da Porta's in optics, demonstrated the valves of the veins, and the function of the uvea in vision, divined the uses of the telescope and thermometer.
Renaissance in Italy, Volumes 1 and 2 The Catholic Reaction John Addington Symonds 1866
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The proper coats of the eye are reckoned five in number; viz. the sclerotica, cornea, choroides, iris or uvea, and the retina.
Popular Lectures on Zoonomia Or The Laws of Animal Life, in Health and Disease Thomas Garnett 1784
hernesheir commented on the word uvea
(n): (L.L. from L. uva, a grape); the iris, ciliary process, and choroid of the eye, considered together and forming the pigmentary layer.
January 11, 2009