Hyaloid

  • 111glassy — [adj1] polished, smooth burnished, clear, glazed, glazy, glossy, hyaline, hyaloid, icy, lustrous, shiny, sleek, slick, slippery, transparent, vitreous, vitric; concept 606 Ant. dull, rough, rugged, uneven glassy [adj2] expressionless, especially… …

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  • 112hyaline —   a. glassy; transparent.    ♦ hyalescent, a. becoming or somewhat glassy.    ♦ hyalography, n. engraving on glass.    ♦ hyaloid, a. like glass.    ♦ hyalopterous, a. with transparent wings …

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  • 113suspensory ligament — noun : a ligament or fibrous membrane suspending an organ or part: as a. : an annular fibrous membrane of the eye continuous with the hyaloid membrane and attached to the ciliary body by its outer border and to the capsule of the crystalline lens …

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  • 114hy|a|loid — «HY uh loyd», adjective, noun. –adj. glassy or transparent; crystalline. –n. the hyaloid membrane of the eye. ╂[< Latin hyaloīdes < Greek hyaloeid glassy] …

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  • 115hyaloiditis — ‖ hyaloiditis ( ˈaɪtɪs) [f. prec. + itis.] Inflammation of the hyaloid membrane. in Mayne Expos. Lex …

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