[syn: hyaline, hyaloid]
The 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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
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]