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uvea

/ˈjuːvɪə/ UK
/ˈjuvɪə/ US

Rhymes with -uːviə

Where it comes from

From Medieval Latin ūvea (“grape-like”), from Latin ūva (“grape”) + -ea, partial calque of Ancient Greek ῥαγοειδής χιτών (rhagoeidḗs khitṓn, “[covering] like a grape”), from ῥάξ (rháx, “grape”).

noun uveas

The middle of the three concentric layers that make up the eye; it is pigmented and vascular, and comprises the choroid, the ciliary body, and the iris.
Similar: uveal coat, uveal layer, uveal tract, vascular tunic

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noun the middle of the three concenctric layers that make up the eye

Español	úvea
日本語	葡萄膜 budōmaku
Português	úvea
Deutsch	mittlere Augenhaut
Русский	сосу́дистая оболо́чка гла́за sosúdistaja obolóčka gláza

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@misc{uvea_2026,
  title = {uvea},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/uvea},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}