Bruch membrane


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lam·i·na ba·sa·lis cho·roi·de·ae

(lam'i-nă bā-sā'lis kō-roy'dē-ē) [TA]
The transparent, nearly structureless inner layer of the choroid in contact with the pigmented layer of the retina.
Synonym(s): basal layer of choroid, Bruch membrane, vitreous lamella, vitreous membrane (3) .

Bruch membrane

A glassy membrane of the uvea of the eye, lying between the choroid membrane and the pigmented epithelium of the retina. Synonym: lamina basalis choroideae; lamina vitrea; vitreous lamella
See also: Bruch, Karl

Bruch,

Carl W.L., German anatomist, 1819-1884.
Bruch glands - lymph nodes in the palpebral conjunctiva. Synonym(s): trachoma glands
Bruch membrane - the transparent, nearly structureless inner layer of the choroid in contact with the pigmented layer of the retina. Synonym(s): lamina basalis choroideae
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