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Definition of Choroid coat
1. Noun. A highly vascular membrane in the eye between the retina and the sclera; a dark pigmentation minimizes the scattering of light inside the eye.
Group relationships: Eye, Oculus, Optic
Generic synonyms: Membrane, Tissue Layer
Lexicographical Neighbors of Choroid Coat
Literary usage of Choroid coat
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Text Book of Physiology by Michael Foster (1900)
"The choroid coat. This, which around the optic nerve behind and at the junction
of the cornea and sclerotic in front is closely attached to the sclerotic ..."
2. A Textbook of Physiology by Michael Foster (1891)
"The choroid coat. This, which around the optic nerve behind and at the junction
of the cornea and sclerotic in front is closely attached to the sclerotic ..."
3. The Anatomy and Physiology of the Human Body by John Bell, Charles Bell (1829)
"OF THE choroid coat. The choroid is the vascular tunic of the eye : it is so ...
It was Ruysch who observed this division of the choroid coat into two ..."
4. Quain's Elements of Anatomy by Jones Quain, William Sharpey, John Cleland, Allen Thomson (1867)
"... gradually into a web without pigment : it resembles elastic tissue in its
chemical and physical properties. The inner part of the choroid coat (tunica ..."
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