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
The Middle Coat consists of three connected portions—the choroid coat, the ciliary processes, and the iris.
From Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools by Walters, Francis M.
Their external border is continuous with the internal layer of the choroid coat.
From A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) by Cutter, Calvin
The choroid coat is a bell-shaped, dark membrane which lines the sclerotic.
From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry
Whence it is evident that vision exists where the choroid coat is not present, and consequently that the choroid coat is not the organ of vision.
From Popular Lectures on Zoonomia Or The Laws of Animal Life, in Health and Disease by Garnett, Thomas
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