uvea

See also: 'Uvea

English
A diagram of the eye, with the uvea coloured pink (the centre of the optic nerve, also pink, is not part of the uvea)

Etymology

From Medieval Latin, from Latin uva (“grape”), partial loan translation of Greek ῥαγοειδής χιτών (rhagoeidḗs khitṓn, “[covering] like a grape”), from ῥάξ (rháx, “grape”) .

Noun

uvea (plural uveas)

  1. (anatomy) The middle of the three concentric layers that make up the eye; it is pigmented and vascular, and comprises the choroid, the ciliary body, and the iris.

Synonyms
  • uveal coat
  • uveal layer
  • uveal tract
  • vascular tunic

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

Basque

Noun

uvea

  1. absolutive singular of uve

Italian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈu.ve.a/
  • Rhymes: -uvea
  • Hyphenation: ù‧ve‧a

Noun

uvea f (plural uvee)

  1. (anatomy) uvea
    Synonym: (archaic) tunica ragoidea

Derived terms

Rotokas

Noun

uvea

  1. taro leaf

References
  • Firchow, Irwin, Firchow, Jacqueline, Akoitai, David (1973) Vocabulary of Rotokas - Pidgin - English‎, Ukarumpa: Summer Institute of Linguistics, page 137
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