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choroid.

Resembling the chorion, particularly in containing many blood vessels.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈkɔː.ɹɔɪd/Received-Pronunciation/ˈkɒɹ.ɔɪd/Received-Pronunciation/ˈkɔɹˌɔɪd/General-American
  1. Resembling the chorion, particularly in containing many blood vessels.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From New Latin choroides, from Ancient Greek χοροειδής (khoroeidḗs, alteration of χοριοειδής (khorioeidḗs, “like the afterbirth”)), from χόριον (khórion, “membrane that encloses the fetus in the womb, afterbirth”) + -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-like”).

noun/ˈkɔː.ɹɔɪd/Received-Pronunciation/ˈkɒɹ.ɔɪd/Received-Pronunciation/ˈkɔɹˌɔɪd/General-American
  1. The pigmented vascular layer of the eyeball between the retina and the sclera.

Where this word comes from

From New Latin choroides, from Ancient Greek χοροειδής (khoroeidḗs, alteration of χοριοειδής (khorioeidḗs, “like the afterbirth”)), from χόριον (khórion, “membrane that encloses the fetus in the womb, afterbirth”) + -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-like”).

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