uvea

American  

[yoo-vee-uh] / ˈyu vi ə /

noun

Anatomy.

1. the vascular tunic of the eye, comprising the iris, choroid coat, and ciliary body.

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uvea British  

/ ˈjuːvɪə /

noun

1. the part of the eyeball consisting of the iris, ciliary body, and choroid

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Other Word Forms

• uveal adjective
• uveous adjective

Etymology

Origin of uvea

1515–25; < Medieval Latin ūvea, variant of Latin ūva fruit of the vine, grape

Example Sentences

She learned she had uveitis, an inflammation of the uvea, the middle layer of the eye.

From New York Times • Nov. 27, 2015

The uvea is the middle of the three concentric layers that make up an eye.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

In uvea sunt largitas et constrictio et aqua sive cataracta....

From Gilbertus Anglicus Medicine of the Thirteenth Century by Handerson, Henry Ebenezer

The third, uvea, of the likeness of a black grape.

From The Works of Aristotle the Famous Philosopher Containing his Complete Masterpiece and Family Physician; his Experienced Midwife, his Book of Problems and his Remarks on Physiognomy by Aristotle

The proper coats of the eye are reckoned five in number; viz. the sclerotica, cornea, choroides, iris or uvea, and the retina.

From Popular Lectures on Zoonomia Or The Laws of Animal Life, in Health and Disease by Garnett, Thomas