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choroid

/ˈkɔɹˌɔɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.97 in modern English

Syllables
choroid
IPA
/ˈkɔɹˌɔɪd/
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling the chorion, particularly in containing many blood vessels.

noun

The pigmented vascular layer of the eyeball between the retina and the sclera.

Etymology

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”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: choroides, χοροειδής

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈkɔɹˌɔɪd/
  • British English: /ˈkɔː.ɹɔɪd/

Inflected Forms

choroids (plural)

Derived Forms

choroidal choroideal choroiditis choroidopathy choroidoretinitis choroidoscleral leptochoroid pachychoroid pachychoroidopathy suprachoroid

Phrases

choroid plexus choroid coat

Frequently Paired Words

chorioid choroid coat

Synonyms

choroid coat

Questions

How do you pronounce choroid?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɔɹˌɔɪd/.
What does choroid mean?
Resembling the chorion, particularly in containing many blood vessels.
Where does choroid come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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