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hyaloid
CIDE DICTIONARY
hyaloid, a. [Gr. glassy, transparent; "y`alos glass + appearance: cf. F. hyaloïde.].
Resembling glass; vitriform; transparent; hyaline; as, the hyaloid membrane, a very delicate membrane inclosing the vitreous humor of the eye. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
hyaloid, adj. Anat. glassy.
Idiom
hyaloid membrane a thin transparent membrane enveloping the vitreous humour of the eye.
Etymology
F hyalo{iuml}de f. LL hyaloides f. Gk hualoeides (as HYALITE)
ROGET THESAURUS
hyaloid
Transparency
N transparence, transparency, clarity, translucence, translucency, diaphaneity, lucidity, pellucidity, limpidity, fluorescence, transillumination, translumination, transparent medium, glass, crystal, lymph, vitrite, water, transparent, pellucid, lucid, diaphanous, translucent, tralucent, relucent, limpid, clear, serene, crystalline, clear as crystal, vitreous, transpicuous, glassy, hyaline, hyaloid, vitreform.For further exploring for "hyaloid" in Webster Dictionary Online