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Definition of Hyaloid

1. Noun. The transparent membrane enveloping the vitreous humor of the eye and separating it from the retina.

2. Adjective. Resembling glass in transparency or translucency. "The morning is as clear as diamond or as hyaline"

Definition of Hyaloid

1. a. Resembling glass; vitriform; transparent; hyaline; as, the hyaloid membrane, a very delicate membrane inclosing the vitreous humor of the eye.

Definition of Hyaloid

1. a membrane of the eye [n -S]

Medical Definition of Hyaloid

1. Resembling glass; vitriform; transparent; hyaline; as, the hyaloid membrane, a very delicate membrane inclosing the vitreous humor of the eye. Origin: Gr. Glassy, transparent; glass + appearance: cf. F. Hyaloide. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hyaloid

hyalite hyalite hyalites hyalitis hyalo- hyalobiuronic acid hyalocapsular ligament hyalocyte hyalogen hyalogens

hyalogens hyalograph hyalography hyalohyphomycosis hyaloid (current term) hyaloid (current term) hyaloideoretinal degeneration hyaloids hyaloid artery hyaloid body

hyaloid canal hyaloid fossa hyaloid membrane hyaloid membrane hyalomere Hyalomma Hyalomma anatolicum Hyalomma anatolicum anatolicum Hyalomma marginatum Hyalomma truncatum

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