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chorioid

[ kawr-ee-oid ]
/ ˈkɔr iˌɔɪd /

adjective, noun Anatomy.

choroid.

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Also cho·ri·oi·dal [kawr-ee-oid-l] /ˈkɔr iˌɔɪd l/ .

Origin of chorioid

<Greek chorioeidḗs.See chori-, -oid

OTHER WORDS FROM chorioid

sub·cho·ri·oid, adjectivesub·cho·ri·oi·dal, adjective

Words nearby chorioid

choriocapillaris, choriocapillary layer, choriocarcinoma, choriocele, chorioepithelioma, chorioid, chorioido-, chorioma, choriomeningitis, chorion, chorionic epithelioma
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Medical definitions for chorioid

chorioid-

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Variant ofchoroido-
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