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Uvea   Listen
noun
Uvea  n.  (Anat.) The posterior pigmented layer of the iris; sometimes applied to the whole iris together with the choroid coat.






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Uvea" Quotes from Famous Books



... humours. The eye hath four coverings and three humours. The first covering is called consolidative, which is the outermost, strong and fat. The second is called a horny skin or covering, of the likeness of a horn; which is a clear covering. The third, uvea, of the likeness of a black grape. The fourth is called a cobweb. The first humour is called albuginous, from its likeness unto the white of an egg. The second glarial; that is, clear, like unto crystalline. The third vitreous, that is, clear as glass. And the diversity of humours causeth ...
— The Works of Aristotle the Famous Philosopher • Anonymous



Words linked to "Uvea" :   optic, eye, anatomical structure, oculus, uveous, uveal, structure



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