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Uvea

The uvea (/ˈjuːviə/; from Latin uva 'grape'), also called the uveal layer, uveal coat, uveal tract, vascular tunic or vascular layer, is the pigmented middle layer of the three concentric layers that make up an eye, precisely between the inner retina and the outer fibrous layer composed of the sclera and cornea.

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History and etymology

Choroid
1 related topics

Clinical significance

UveitisChoroiditisIritisIridocyclitisAnterior uveitis
6 related topics

Function

Ciliary processesAccommodationPupilAutonomic nervous system
4 related topics

Pharmacology

SympatheticParasympatheticGlaucoma
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Location
Lies between the corneosclera (outermost layer of the eye) and the retina (innermost layer/in the back of the eye
FMA
58103
Latin
tunica vasculosa bulbi
MeSH
D014602
Part of
The human eye
System
Sensory nervous system

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Uvea

Nodes31
Edges30
Triples17
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.064516
Components1

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Uvea

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related to Function · 3
Uvea → Light, Nutrition, The
related to Regions · 3
Uvea → IrisCiliary, It, The
FMA · 1
Uvea → 58103
Latin · 1
Uvea → tunica vasculosa bulbi
Location · 1
Uvea → Lies between the corneosclera (outermost layer of the eye) and the retina (innermost layer/in the back of the eye
MeSH · 1
Uvea → D014602
Part of · 1
Uvea → The human eye
System · 1
Uvea → Sensory nervous system
TA2 · 1
Uvea → 6752
TA98 · 1
Uvea → A15.2.03.001

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eye choroid uveal body pupil ciliary iris retina layer sclera cornea control also middle sympathetic part system nervous term size

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
UveaFMA581031.00infobox
UveaLatintunica vasculosa bulbi1.00infobox
UveaLocationLies between the corneosclera (outermost layer of the eye) and the retina (innermost layer/in the back of the eye1.00infobox
UveaMeSHD0146021.00infobox
UveaPart ofThe human eye1.00infobox
UveaSystemSensory nervous system1.00infobox
UveaTA267521.00infobox
UveaTA98A15.2.03.0011.00infobox
Uveais avascular middle layer of the eye0.90text
Uvearelated to Clinical significanceSee0.60section
Uvearelated to FunctionThe0.60section
Uvearelated to FunctionNutrition0.60section

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