uvea
Noun
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The posterior pigmented layer of the iris; -- sometimes applied to the whole iris together with the choroid coat.
Source: Webster's dictionarySynonyms
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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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.
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.