脈みゃく絡らく膜まく

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noun

choroid; choroid coat

Anatomical term for the vascular layer of the eye between the retina and the sclera.

vein, pulse, hope

絡entwine, coil around, get caught in

膜membrane

網もう膜まく
網膜 is the retina, the light-sensitive layer; 脈絡膜 is the vascular layer behind it.
強きょう膜まく
強膜 is the sclera, the white outer layer; 脈絡膜 lies between the retina and the sclera.

From 脈 (myaku, 'vessel') + 絡 (raku, 'entwine') + 膜 (maku, 'membrane'), describing the vascular network of this eye layer.