choroid coat
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of choroid coat
First recorded in 1735–45
Example Sentences
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Light enters the front of the eye through a hole in the choroid coat called the pupil.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
Near where the sclerotic coat joins the cornea, the choroid coat separates from the outer wall and, by folding, forms many slight projections into the interior space.
From Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools by Walters, Francis M.
The choroid coat will be recognized as the black layer lying subjacent to the sclerotic.
From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry
These circumstances, in my opinion, render it certain, that the retina, and not the choroid coat, is the organ of vision.
From Popular Lectures on Zoonomia Or The Laws of Animal Life, in Health and Disease by Garnett, Thomas
The pigmented layer of the choroid coat represents this blackened lining.
From A Practical Physiology by Blaisdell, Albert F.
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