1. A highly vascular membrane in the eye between the retina and the sclera; a dark pigmentation minimizes the scattering of light inside the eye
   - choroid coat

Derived forms: choroids

Type of: membrane, tissue layer

Part of: eye, oculus, optic

Encyclopedia: Choroid

• Scleranthus
• Scleranthus annuus
• scleredema
• sclerenchyma
• sclerite
• scleritis
• scleroderma
• Scleroderma aurantium
• Scleroderma bovista
• Scleroderma citrinum
• Scleroderma flavidium
• Sclerodermataceae
• Sclerodermatales
• sclerometer
• Scleropages
• Scleropages jardinii
• Scleropages leichardti
• Scleroparei
• scleroprotein
• sclerosed
• sclerosing leukoencephalitis
• sclerosis
• sclerotic
• sclerotic coat
• sclerotinia