iridaladj.
/ˈʌɪərɪdəl/ rare.
1. Of or belonging to the rainbow.
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rainbow-coloured1593
rainbowed1786
rainbowy1800
irised1816
iridal1837
iridical1862
iridian1884
1837 W. Whewell Hist. Inductive Sci. II. 350 Descartes came far nearer the true philosophy of the iridal colours.
2. Medicine. Of or pertaining to the iris of the eye; = iridic adj.2
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the world > life > the body > sense organ > sight organ > parts of sight organ > [adjective] > iris
iridal1830
irian1842
irised1879
iridic1891
iridial1911
1830 W. Mackenzie Pract. Treat. Dis. Eye xix. 770 One anatomist supposes that he has traced branches from the ciliary or iridal nerves, where they lie between the sclerotica and choroid.
1878 Brain 1 8 In addition to..absence of iridal susceptibility to influence from the other eye, we have..failure of accommodation.
1965 Ophthalmologica 149 35 Although the iridal tumour revealed no sign of malignancy, it metastasized to the ipsilateral cervical lymph nodes prior to the enucleation of the eyeball.
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