uvea

Noun

Meaning

The posterior pigmented layer of the iris; -- sometimes applied to the whole iris together with the choroid coat.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

iris fovea choroid ciliary eye conjunctiva cornea aqueous humor ciliary body bulbar conjunctiva inner layer of eyeball corneal endothelium corneal epithelium corneal stroma eye mucosa

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Hypernyms

anatomical structure

Anagrams

veau uvae

Examples

By observing such Pacific nations as Tuvalu and Uvea, the influence of the Tu'i Tonga is quite strong and has had more of an impact in Polynesia and also parts of Micronesia than the Tu'i Manu'a. Source: Internet

French Catholic missionaries on Wallis Island (also known as 'Uvea) and missionaries of the Protestant London Missionary Society in Samoa used native teachers to convert the Tokelauans. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

UVB-induced apoptosis UVC UVCE uveal uveal coat uveal layer