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What (who) is hyaloid - definition

BIOLOGICAL SUBSTANCE WITH A GLASSY APPEARANCE
Hyaloid; Hualinòs; Hyalinization; Hydatid Sand
  • ''[[Cephonodes hylas]]'' moth

hyaloid         
['h???l??d]
¦ adjective Anatomy glassy; transparent.
Origin
C19: from Fr. hyaloide, or via late L. from Gk hualoeides 'like glass', from hualos 'glass'.
Hyaloid         
·adj Resembling glass; vitriform; transparent; hyaline; as, the hyaloid membrane, a very delicate membrane inclosing the vitreous humor of the eye.
hyaloid         
a.
(A nat.) Vitriform, transparent.

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Hyaline

A hyaline substance is one with a glassy appearance. The word is derived from Greek: ὑάλινος, romanized: hyálinos, lit. 'transparent', and ὕαλος, hýalos, 'crystal, glass'.