uvea

See also: 'Uvea

English

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uvea

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Etymology

From Medieval Latin, from Latin uva (“grape”), partial calque of Ancient Greek ῥαγοειδής χιτών (rhagoeidḗs khitṓn, “[covering] like a grape”), from ῥάξ (rháx, “grape”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈjuːvɪə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈjuvɪə/
• Rhymes: -uːviə

Noun

uvea (plural uveas)

1. (anatomy) The middle of the three concentric layers that make up the eye; it is pigmented and vascular, and comprises the choroid, the ciliary body, and the iris.

Synonyms

• uveal coat
• uveal layer
• uveal tract
• vascular tunic

Derived terms

• uveal
• uveitis

Translations

the middle of the three concenctric layers that make up the eye

Czech: střední vrstva oční koule Japanese: 葡萄膜 (ぶどうまく, budōmaku) Polish: błona naczyniowa Portuguese: úvea (pt) f Spanish: úvea f

Basque

Noun

uvea

1. absolutive singular of uve

Italian

Italian Wikipedia has an article on:

uvea

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈu.ve.a/
• Rhymes: -uvea
• Hyphenation: ù‧ve‧a

Noun

uvea f (plural uvee)

1. (anatomy) uvea

   Synonym: (archaic) tunica ragoidea

Derived terms

• uveale
• uveite

Rotokas

Noun

uvea

1. taro leaf

References

• Firchow, Irwin; Firchow, Jacqueline; Akoitai, David (1973), Vocabulary of Rotokas - Pidgin - English‎, Ukarumpa: Summer Institute of Linguistics, page 137