uvea

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U0163600 (yo͞o′vē-ə)n. The vascular middle layer of the eye constituting the iris, ciliary body, and choroid.

[Medieval Latin ūvea, from Latin ūva, grape.]

u′ve·al adj.

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(ˈjuːvɪə) n (Anatomy) the part of the eyeball consisting of the iris, ciliary body, and choroid[C16: from Medieval Latin ūvea, from Latin ūva grape] ˈuveal, ˈuveous adj

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n., pl. u•ve•as. the pigmented vascular tunic of the eye, comprising the iris, choroid coat, and ciliary body. [1515–25; < Medieval Latin (tunica) ūvea, derivative of Latin ūva bunch of grapes] u′ve•al, adj.

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Noun

uvea - the part of the eye that contains the iris and ciliary body and choroidanatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure - a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing; "he has good bone structure"eye, oculus, optic - the organ of sight

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[u´ve-ah] (L.) the tunica vasculosa of the eyeball, consisting of the iris, ciliary body, and choroid. adj., adj u´veal.

vascular layer of eyeball

[TA] the vascular, pigmentary, or middle coat of the eye, comprising the choroid, ciliary body, and iris. Synonym(s): tunica vasculosa bulbi [TA], Haller tunica vasculosa, tunica vasculosa oculi, uvea, uveal tract, vascular tunic of eye

uvea

(yo͞o′vē-ə)n. The vascular middle layer of the eye constituting the iris, ciliary body, and choroid.

u′ve·al adj.

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(yū'vē-ă) The middle coat of the eyeball between the sclera and retina. It includes the iris and ciliary body (the anterior uvea) and the choroid. [L. uva, grape]

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The coat of the eye lying immediately under the outer SCLERA (the CHOROID), together with its continuum, the CILIARY BODY and the IRIS. The uvea contains many blood vessels and a variable quantity of pigment. From the Greek word uvea, a grape, because of the resemblance of the uvea to a peeled black grape). See also UVEITIS.

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The middle of the three coats of tissue surrounding the eye, comprising the choroid, iris, and ciliary body. The uvea is pigmented and well supplied with blood vessels.Mentioned in: Eye Cancer

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The vascular tunic of the eye, consisting of the choroid, ciliary body and the iris. The last two structures are usually considered to form the anterior uvea. The uvea contains most of the blood supply (Fig. U2). Syn. uveal tract; vascular tunic of the eye. See uveitis; vortex vein.

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Fig. U2 The uvea

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noun the part of the eye that contains the iris and ciliary body and choroid

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