# uvea

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈjuːvɪə/

## Definitions
1. 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.

## Etymology
From Medieval Latin, from Latin uva (“grape”), partial calque of Ancient Greek ῥαγοειδής χιτών (rhagoeidḗs khitṓn, “[covering] like a grape”), from ῥάξ (rháx, “grape”).

## Source
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