uvea

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Uveitis is an inflammation of the uvea, the middle layer of the eye between the retina and the outer sclera (the "white" of your eye).

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  1. noun The vascular middle layer of the eye constituting the iris, ciliary body, and choroid.

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  1. Medieval Latin ūvea, from Latin ūva, grape.

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  1. New Latin, from Latin uva, a grape, a cluster of grapes; see uva.
 

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/ˈjuviə/
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