About The Word Hyaloid
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Hyaloid
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What's The Definition Of Hyaloid?
[adj] resembling glass in transparency or translucency; "the morning is as clear as diamond or as hyaline"-Sacheverell Sitwell
Synonyms | Synonyms for Hyaloid: clear | hyaline Related Terms | Find terms related to Hyaloid: See Also | Hyaloid In Webster's Dictionary \Hy"a*loid\, a. [Gr. ? glassy, transparent; ? glass + ?
appearance: cf. F. hyalo["i]de.] (Anat.)
Resembling glass; vitriform; transparent; hyaline; as, the
hyaloid membrane, a very delicate membrane inclosing the
vitreous humor of the eye.
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