: the pigmented middle layer of the eye consisting of the iris and ciliary body together with the choroid
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Uveitis damages the uvea, or the middle layer of your eye.
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Cassie Shortsleeve, Health, 30 Mar. 2024
The uvea is the middle layer of the eye between the sclera (white part) and the retina (the light-sensitive layer at the back of the eye).
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Nov. 2023
Uveitis is an inflammation of the layer that lies beneath the outer surface of the eye (called the uvea).
—Harvard Health Letter, chicagotribune.com, 7 Nov. 2019
Unsurprisingly, uveitis usually affects a part of your eye called the uvea, which is the middle layer that has a lot of blood vessels.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 5 June 2018
These tumors can form in the iris (the colored area surrounding the pupil) or in other parts of the eye’s middle layer, known as the uvea or the uveal tract.
—Amanda MacMillan, Health.com, 1 May 2018
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Cassie Shortsleeve, Health, 30 Mar. 2024
The uvea is the middle layer of the eye between the sclera (white part) and the retina (the light-sensitive layer at the back of the eye).
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Nov. 2023
Uveitis is an inflammation of the layer that lies beneath the outer surface of the eye (called the uvea).
—Harvard Health Letter, chicagotribune.com, 7 Nov. 2019
Unsurprisingly, uveitis usually affects a part of your eye called the uvea, which is the middle layer that has a lot of blood vessels.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 5 June 2018
These tumors can form in the iris (the colored area surrounding the pupil) or in other parts of the eye’s middle layer, known as the uvea or the uveal tract.
—Amanda MacMillan, Health.com, 1 May 2018
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uvea
noun
: the middle layer of the eye consisting of the iris and ciliary body together with the choroid coat
called also vascular tunic
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