Anatomy
uvea Audio
u·ve·a [ yoo-vee-uh ]
Subclass of:
Eye
Etymology:
Latin uva = a grape
Definitions related to uvea:
  • Pigmented vascular coat of the eyeball, consisting of choroid, ciliary body, and iris.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • The middle layer of the wall of the eye. The uvea has 3 main parts: (1) the choroid (the tissue layer filled with blood vessels); (2) the ciliary body (the ring of muscle tissue that changes the size of the pupil and the shape of the lens); and (3) the iris (the colored part of the eye).
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • The pigmented layer of the eyeball between the tough, white outer coat of the eye and the retina.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • The pigmented vascular coat of the eyeball, consisting of the CHOROID; CILIARY BODY; and IRIS, which are continuous with each other. (Cline et al., Dictionary of Visual Science, 4th ed)
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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