uvea
pronunciation
How to pronounce uvea in British English:
UK ['ju:vɪə]
How to pronounce uvea in American English:
US ['juvɪr]
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- Noun:
- the part of the eye that contains the iris and ciliary body and choroid
Word Origin
- uvea (n.)
- late 14c., from medical Latin uvea, from Latin uva "grape; uvula" (see uvula). Partial loan-translation of Greek hrago-eides (khiton) "(the covering) resembling berries or grapes" (Galen). Related: Uveal.