hyaloid

2 definitions found

hyaloid - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Hyaloid \Hy"a*loid\, a. [Gr. ? glassy, transparent; "y`alos
     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.
     [1913 Webster]

hyaloid - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  hyaloid
      adj 1: resembling glass in transparency or translucency; "the
             morning is as clear as diamond or as hyaline"-Sacheverell
             Sitwell [syn: hyaline, hyaloid]
      n 1: the transparent membrane enveloping the vitreous humor of
           the eye and separating it from the retina [syn: hyaloid membrane
           , hyaloid]