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 Definitions of CHOROID  [ˈkɔr ɔɪd, ˈkoʊr-]  

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Definition of 'CHOROID' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) choroid
Also, cho&syl;roidal. like the chorion; membranous.

Etymology:  (1625–35; < Gk choroeidēs false reading for chorioeidēs; see chorion , -oid)

Definition of 'CHOROID' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) choroid, choroid coat
a highly vascular membrane in the eye between the retina and the sclera; a dark pigmentation minimizes the scattering of light inside the eye


Definition of 'CHOROID' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) CHOROID
resembling the chorion; as, the choroid plexuses of the ventricles of the brain, and the choroid coat of the eyeball

2. (noun) CHOROID
the choroid coat of the eye. See Eye


Definition of 'CHOROID' U.S. National Library of Medicine 

1.  CHOROID
The thin, highly vascular membrane covering most of the posterior of the eye between the RETINA and SCLERA.



'CHOROID' - Nearby Entries  

c-horizon  choroid  choroid coat  choroid plexus  choroid vein  choroidal artery  chortle  



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