Uvea

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Uvea \U"ve*a\, n. [NL., fr. L. uva grape.] (Anat.)
     The posterior pigmented layer of the iris; -- sometimes
     applied to the whole iris together with the choroid coat.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  uvea
       n : the part of the eye that contains the iris and ciliary body
           and choroid