Look up: uvea

1. uvea
   [n] - the part of the eye that contains the iris and ciliary body and choroid
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2. Uvea
   a structure consisting of the coloured area of the eye and the middle layer of the eye that contains blood vessels
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3. Uvea
   Uvea: Part of the eye, consisting collectively of the iris, the choroid of the eye, and the ciliary body The iris: The circular, colored curtain of the eye that surrounds the pupil. The choroid of the eye: The thin vascular middle layer of the eye that is situated between the sclera (the white of th...
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4. uvea
   <anatomy> The posterior pigmented layer of the iris; sometimes applied to the whole iris together with the choroid coat. ... Origin: NL, fr. L. Uva grape. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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5. uvea
   noun the part of the eye that contains the iris and ciliary body and choroid
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6. uvea
   (u´ve-ә) the tunica vasculosa of the eyeball, consisting of the iris, ciliary body, and choroid. adj., u´veal, adj. .
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7. Uvea
   • (n.) The posterior pigmented layer of the iris; -- sometimes applied to the whole iris together with the choroid coat.
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8. uvea
   (from the article `uveitis`) inflammation of the uvea, the middle coat of the eyeball, which is pigmented and contains blood vessels. The uvea consists of three parts: the iris, ... The middle coat of the eye is called the uvea (from the Latin for `grape`) because the eye looks like a reddish-blue grape when the outer coat ha...
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9. uvea
   uvea Part of the eye, consisting collectively of the iris, the choroid of the eye, and the ciliary body. The iris is the circular, colored curtain of the eye that surrounds the pupil. The choroid of the eye is the thin vascular middle layer of the eye that is situated between the sclera (the white...
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10. uvea
    Type: Term Pronunciation: yū′vē-ă Synonyms: vascular layer of eyeball
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11. UVEA
    Cellular layer of the eye that contains blood vessels, the iris, ciliary body, and choroid.
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12. uvea
    Latin uva = grape. The pigmented vascular layer of the eyeball (iris, ciliary body and choroid).
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13. uvea
    The middle layer of the wall of the eye. The uvea has 3 main parts: (1) the choroid (the tissue layer filled with blood vessels); (2) the ciliary body (the ring of muscle tissue that changes the size of the pupil and the shape of the lens); and (3) the iris (the colored part of the eye). Also called uveal tract.
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14. Uvea
    :For the Pacific island, see Wallis Island. The `uvea` (Lat. uva, grape), also called the uveal layer, uveal coat, uveal tract, or vascular tunic, is the pigmented middle of the three concentric layers that make up an eye. The name is possibly a reference to...
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