NOUN
- a highly vascular membrane in the eye between the retina and the sclera; a dark pigmentation minimizes the scattering of light inside the eye
How To Use choroid In A Sentence
- It is quite easy to observe the retinal image in the eye of a white rabbit, the choroid of which is devoid of pigment.
- In vertebrates, underneath the photoreceptors is a layer of pigment and pigment cells called the choroid the squid, cuttlefish and octopus have similar arrangements - more on this later, this layer of pigment absorbs stray light that is not caught by the photoreceptors, which might reflect back and fuzz up the image. Denton vs Squid; the eye as suboptimal design. - The Panda's Thumb
- The _choroid coat_ lies immediately beneath the sclerotic coat at all places except a small margin toward the front of the eyeball. Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools
- Choroiditis or chorioretinitis may take weeks to months to resolve. Emaxhealth
- Eyes with choroidal neovascularisation may exhibit different proportions of classic and occult leakage.
- She suffered, we afterwards concluded, from choroidal tuberculosis. Glaucoma A Symposium Presented at a Meeting of the Chicago Ophthalmological Society, November 17, 1913
- The spongy nature of this meshwork affords free access of aqueous to the venous sinus of Schlemm, thence by tributaries into the supra-choroidal space and anterior uveal venous system. Glaucoma A Symposium Presented at a Meeting of the Chicago Ophthalmological Society, November 17, 1913
- Uveitis, or inflammation of the iris, ciliary body or choroid, may also cause light sensitivity, pain and loss of vision.
- English ophthalmologist of his time, William Mackenzie (1791-1868; choroiditis, accommodation, asthenopy, scotoma). The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman
- Lining the inner surface of the sclerotic is the second coat, the choroid. A Practical Physiology
