- choroid vein
- nouneither of two veins serving the choroid coat of the eye• Syn: ↑vena choroidea• Hypernyms: ↑vein, ↑vena, ↑venous blood vessel
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choroid vein
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choroid vein inferior — vena choroidea inferior … Medical dictionary
choroid vein superior — vena choroidea superior … Medical dictionary
Choroid — Schematic cross section of the human eye; choroid is shown in purple … Wikipedia
Vein — A blood vessel that carries blood low in oxygen content from the body back to the heart. The deoxygenated form of hemoglobin (deoxyhemoglobin) in venous blood makes it appear dark. Veins are part of the afferent wing of the circulatory system… … Medical dictionary
Choroid plexus — Brain: Choroid plexus Scheme of roof of fourth ventricle. The arrow is in the foramen of Magendie. 1: inferior medullary velum 2: Choroid plexus 3: Cerebellomedullary cistern of subarachnoid cavity 4: Central canal 5: Corpora quadrigemina … Wikipedia
Superior thalamostriate vein — Infobox Vein Name = Superior Thalamostriate Vein Latin = v. thalamostriata superior GraySubject = 170 GrayPage = 653 Caption = Velum interpositum. Caption2 = DrainsFrom = DrainsTo = internal cerebral veins Artery = MeshName = MeshNumber =… … Wikipedia
Capillary lamina of choroid — Latin lamina choroidocapillaris The capillary lamina of choroid or choriocapillaris is a layer of capillaries that is immediately adjacent to Bruch s membrane in the choroid. External links http://www.trinity.edu/r … Wikipedia
vena — SYN: vein. [L.] v. advehens, pl.venae advehentes collective term for a series of branching channels in the early embryo receiving blood from the umbilical and/or vitelline venous systems and passing the mixed blood to the sinusoids of the live … Medical dictionary
vena choroidea superior — [TA] superior choroid vein: the vein that runs along the whole length of the choroid plexus, draining it and the hippocampus, fornix, and corpus callosum; it unites with the superior thalamostriate vein to form the internal cerebral vein … Medical dictionary
vena — noun a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart all veins except the pulmonary vein carry unaerated blood • Syn: ↑vein, ↑venous blood vessel • Derivationally related forms: ↑venous (for: ↑vein) … Useful english dictionary
