suprachoroidal

suprachoroidal
su·pra·cho·roi·dal -kə-'rȯid-əl adj of, relating to, or being the layer of loose connective tissue situated between the choroid and sclerotic coats of the eyeball

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  • Suprachoroid — Su pra*cho roid, Suprachoroidal Su pra*cho*roid al, a. (Anat.) Situated above the choroid; applied to the layer of the choroid coat of the eyeball next to the sclerotic. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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