uvea

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈjuːvɪə/    美 /ˈjuvɪə/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The middle of the three concentric layers that make up the eye; it is pigmented and vascular, and comprises the choroid, the ciliary body, and the iris.

词形变化

uveas plural

词源

From Medieval Latin uvea, from Latin uva (“grape”) + -ea, partial calque of Ancient Greek ῥαγοειδής χιτών (rhagoeidḗs khitṓn, “[covering] like a grape”), from ῥάξ (rháx, “grape”).
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