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CHOROID
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A highly vascular membrane in the eye between the retina and the sclera; a dark pigmentation minimizes the scattering of light inside the eye
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("choroid" is a kind of...):
membrane; tissue layer (a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants)
Holonyms ("choroid" is a part of...):
eye; oculus; optic (the organ of sight)
Context examples:
A narrow groove along the medial wall of the lateral ventricle from which the choroid plexus attaches.
(Choroidal Fissure, NCI Thesaurus)
The epithelium of the choroid plexus at the lateral ventricle; which consists of cuboidal cells.
(Choroid Plexus Epithelium of the Lateral Ventricle, NCI Thesaurus)
A meningioma that affects the choroid plexus.
(Choroid Plexus Meningioma, NCI Thesaurus)
The epithelium of the choroid plexus at the fourth ventricle; which consists of cuboidal cells.
(Choroid Plexus Epithelium of the Fourth Ventricle, NCI Thesaurus)
Inflammation of the distal posterior uveal tract (choroid) and its structural and vascular attachments to the retina.
(Chorioretinitis, NCI Thesaurus)
The more common ectodermal components present in a mature teratoma include skin, brain and choroid plexus.
(Central Nervous System Mature Teratoma, NCI Thesaurus/Adapted from WHO)
Abnormal growth of the cells of the eye including but not limited to choroid, ciliary body, retina, sclera that is determined to be benign
(Benign Eye Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)
A choroid plexus papilloma characterized by increased mitotic activity.
(Atypical Choroid Plexus Papilloma, NCI Thesaurus)
Abnormal growth of the cells of the choroid without malignant characteristics.
(Benign Choroid Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)
Disorders of the choroid including hereditary choroidal diseases, neoplasms, and other abnormalities of the vascular layer of the uvea.
(Choroid Disorder, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
