Definitions for uveaˈyu vi ə
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
u•ve•aˈyu vi ə(n.)(pl.)u•ve•as.
the pigmented vascular tunic of the eye, comprising the iris, choroid coat, and ciliary body.
Category: Anatomy
Origin of uvea:
1515–25; < ML (tunica) ūvea, der. of L ūva bunch of grapes
u′ve•al(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
uvea(noun)
the part of the eye that contains the iris and ciliary body and choroid
Wiktionary
uvea(Noun)
The middle of the three concentric layers that make up the eye; it is pigmented and vascular, and comprises of the choroid, the ciliary body, and the iris.
Webster Dictionary
Uvea(noun)
the posterior pigmented layer of the iris; -- sometimes applied to the whole iris together with the choroid coat
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Uvea
The pigmented vascular coat of the eyeball, consisting of the CHOROID; CILIARY BODY; and IRIS, which are continuous with each other. (Cline et al., Dictionary of Visual Science, 4th ed)
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