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