Definitions for uveal

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

u•ve•aˈyu vi ə(n.)(pl.)u•ve•as.

  1. 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

  1. uveal, uveous(adj)

    of or relating to the uvea of the eye

Wiktionary

  1. uveal(Adjective)

    Of or pertaining to the uvea


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