choroid
/ˈkɔː.ɹɔɪd/US/ˈkɔɹˌɔɪd/
choroid adjective: resembling the chorion, particularly in containing many blood vessels.
Adjective
choroid (not comparable)
- Resembling the chorion, particularly in containing many blood vessels.
Noun
choroid (plural choroids)
choroid meaning in Tamil, Arabic and Persian
choroid in Tamil
- விழியடிக் கரும்படலம், கண் விழியின் மத்திய தோல், இரத்தநாளங்கள் கொண்ட விழி வெளிப்படலம், கருவிழிப்படலம், காராய்டு, விழிக்கரும்படலம்
choroid in Arabic
- vascular layer of the eye
- مَشِيمِيَّة mašīmiyya
choroid in Persian
- vascular layer of the eye
- مشیمیه mašimiye
Forms of choroid
| plural | choroids |
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Origin of choroid
From New Latin choroides, from Ancient Greek χοροειδής (khoroeidḗs, alteration of χοριοειδής (khorioeidḗs, “like the afterbirth”)), from χόριον (khórion, “membrane that encloses the fetus in the womb, afterbirth”) + -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-like”).
Words formed from choroid
Phrases with choroid
Questions about choroid
- What does choroid mean?
- Choroid means resembling the chorion, particularly in containing many blood vessels.
- What is choroid in Tamil?
- Choroid in Tamil is விழியடிக் கரும்படலம், கண் விழியின் மத்திய தோல், இரத்தநாளங்கள் கொண்ட விழி வெளிப்படலம். See Choroid meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is choroid?
- Choroid can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce choroid?
- Choroid is pronounced /ˈkɔː.ɹɔɪd/ (UK).
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Adapted from Wiktionary: choroid (page history and authors); choroid (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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