Library / English Dictionary

UVEA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The part of the eye that contains the iris and ciliary body and choroid

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("uvea" is a kind of...):

anatomical structure; bodily structure; body structure; complex body part; structure (a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing and its construction and arrangement)

Holonyms ("uvea" is a part of...):

eye; oculus; optic (the organ of sight)

Derivation:

uveal; uveous (of or relating to the uvea of the eye)

Credits

 Context examples: 

A disorder characterized by inflammation of the entire uvea which includes the iris, ciliary body, and choroid.

(Panuveitis, NCI Thesaurus)