choroid
| Layer found at the rear of the eye beyond the retina. By absorbing light that has already passed through the retina, it stops back-reflection and so prevents blurred vision. |
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1) In a review of 426 tumors of the CPA and IAM, Kohan et al reported their order of occurrence as follows: epidermoid tumors, lipomas, arachnoid cysts, facial neuromas, choroid plexus papillomas, metastatic pulmonary adenocarcinomas, vascular tumors, lymphomas, neuroblastomas, cholesterol cysts, pontine gliomas, and angioleiomyomas. 24, 1998 LANCET, for example, Edward Rubenstein of Stanford University noted that, with age, the brain's choroid plexus calcifies, which leads to a dramatic decline in the production of CSF. Stage 19: The Choroid Plexus of the Fourth Ventricle and the Medial Accessory Olivary Nucleus. |
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