choroid
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Introduction
The middle vascular tunic of the eye, lying between the pigment epithelium of the retina & the sclera.
Function
- provides oxygen & nourishment to the outer layers of the retina
- along with the ciliary body & iris, forms the uveal tract
More general terms
Additional terms
- Bruch's membrane (lamina basalis choroideae, Henle membrane, vitreous lamella or membrane)
- choroideremia; progressive choroidal atrophy; progressive tapetochoroidal dystrophy
- posterior uveitis (choroiditis)
References
- ↑ Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
- ↑ Wikipedia: Choroid http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choroid
- ↑ Medline Plus: Choroid http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002318.htm