Disease or Syndrome
choroiditis
[ kawr-oi-dahy-tis, kohr- ]
Subclass of:
Uveitis, Posterior;
Choroid Diseases
Etymology:
Greek chorion = skin + eidos = resemblance + -itis = inflammation
Definitions related to choroiditis:
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Inflammation of the choroid, the membrane covering most of the posterior of the eye between the retina and sclera.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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Inflammation of the choroid.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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