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choroid plexus

noun

a multilobed vascular membrane, projecting into the cerebral ventricles, that secretes cerebrospinal fluid

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Words nearby choroid plexus

choroiditis, choroido-, choroidocyclitis, choroidopathy, choroidoretinitis, choroid plexus, choroid tela of fourth ventricle, choroid tela of third ventricle, chorology, choropleth, chorrie
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Medical definitions for choroid plexus

choroid plexus

n.

A vascular proliferation of the cerebral ventricles that serves to regulate intraventricular pressure by secretion or absorption of cerebrospinal fluid.
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