Hyaloid

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  hyaloid
       adj : resembling glass in transparency or translucency; "the
             morning is as clear as diamond or as
             hyaline"-Sacheverell Sitwell [syn: {hyaline}]