different between choroid vs scelera

choroid

English

Etymology

From New Latin choroides, from Ancient Greek ????????? (khoroeid?s, alteration of ?????????? (khorioeid?s, like the afterbirth)), from ?????? (khórion, membrane that encloses the fetus in the womb, afterbirth) +? -????? (-eid?s, -like).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?k??.???d/, /?k??.??d/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /?k?????d/

Adjective

choroid (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy) Resembling the chorion, particularly in containing many blood vessels.
    choroid plexus

Noun

choroid (plural choroids)

  1. (anatomy) The pigmented vascular layer of the eyeball between the retina and the sclera.

Related terms

  • chorioid
  • choroid coat

Derived terms

Translations

References

  • “choroid”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
  • “choroid”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

Anagrams

  • ochroid

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scelera

Latin

Noun

scelera

  1. nominative plural of scelus
  2. accusative plural of scelus
  3. vocative plural of scelus

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