# choroid

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈkɔː.ɹɔɪd/ · frequency rank #97,939

## Definitions
1. Resembling the chorion, particularly in containing many blood vessels.

## 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”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/choroid