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ciliochoroidal

ciliochoroidal adjective: relating to the cilium (eyelash) and the choroid.

Adjective

ciliochoroidal (not comparable)

  1. Relating to the cilium (eyelash) and the choroid
    • In this report choroidal, ciliochoroidal and iridociliary melanomas were analyzed for GNAQ and GNA11 mutations which were subsequently correlated to the location of tumor origin.2015 September 15, “Distribution of GNAQ and GNA11 Mutation Signatures in Uveal Melanoma Points to a Light Dependent Mutation Mechanism”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of ciliochoroidal

From cilio- + choroidal.

Questions about ciliochoroidal

What does ciliochoroidal mean?
Ciliochoroidal means relating to the cilium (eyelash) and the choroid.
What part of speech is ciliochoroidal?
Ciliochoroidal is an adjective.

Words near ciliochoroidal in the dictionary

  1. ciliiform
  2. Cilincing
  3. cilio-
  4. ciliobrevin
  5. ciliobrevins
  6. ciliochoroidal
  7. ciliogenesis
  8. ciliogenic
  9. ciliograde
  10. ciliogrades
  11. cilioinhibitory

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