uvea

[UVA.] Anat .: A covering of dark pigment at the posterior surface of the iris. ū-vě-ous, a. [UVA.] *1. Ord. Lang.: Resembling a grape or a bunch of grapes. 2. Anat .: Of or pertaining to the uvea (q. v.). "The uveous coat or iris of the eye." -Ray : Creation, pt. ii. u-vit-Ic, adj . [Lat. uv ( a ) = a grape; Eng. suff. -atic .] Of, pertaining to, or derived from grapes. uvitic-acid, s. Chem.: CHSO4=C6H3(CH3) (COOH)2. A dibasic aromatic acid, obtained by boiling pyro racemic acid with exce of baryta water. It crystallizes in fine needles, difficultly soluble in water, more readily in alcohol and ether, and melts at 287°. Heated with lime to 350°, it yields calcic carbonate and meta toluate, at a higher temperature yielding tolu IMG:content-0358.png:[blocks in formation] 1. Gen .: Any projecting portion; as, the uvula of the bladder or of the cerebellum. "By an instrument bended up at one end, I got up behind the uvula." - Wiseman: Surgery. u-vu-lar, a. [UVULA.] Of or pertaining to the uvula; as, the uvular glands.