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Where does “suprachoroid” come from?

suprachoroid (English) comes from English choroid, from New Latin choroides, from Ancient Greek χοροειδής, from Ancient Greek χόριον, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

suprachoroid (English): Situated above the choroid; applied to the layer...

Definitions

  1. Situated above the choroid; applied to the layer...

Ancestry of “suprachoroid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishchoroidResembling the chorion, particularly in...
2New LatinchoroidesLike the afterbirth
3Ancient GreekχοροειδήςFalsa lectio for χορῐοειδής
4Ancient Greekχόριονafterbirth, placenta; any intestinal membrane;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines
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