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hyaline
[ noun hahy-uh-leen, -lin; adjective hahy-uh-lin, -lahyn ]
noun
- Also ·· [] Biochemistry.
- a horny substance found in hydatid cysts, closely resembling chitin.
- a structureless, transparent substance found in cartilage, the eye, etc., resulting from the pathological degeneration of tissue.
- something glassy or transparent.
adjective
- of or relating to hyaline.
- glassy or transparent.
- of or relating to glass.
- amorphous; not crystalline.
hyaline
/ ˈɪəɪ /
adjective
- biology clear and translucent, with no fibres or granules
- archaic.transparent
noun
- archaic.a glassy transparent surface
Other 51Թ Forms
- ܲ·a· adjective
- ܲ·a·e adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of hyaline1
Example Sentences
I take a picture of the hyaline waters sitting on my duff.
She was born with juvenile hyaline fibromatosis - a rare genetic condition that causes tumours to grow on the body as a result of trauma and often leads to severe physical impairment.
As opposed to microfracture, in which fibrocartilage is formed to help seal the holes in damaged cartilage, the tissue that is created in the lab is hyaline cartilage.
The term hyaline refers to a glassy membrane that can form in the air sacs of premature infants, impeding their ability to extract oxygen from inhaled air.
A Career Turn, Not on the Map I WAS born prematurely with hyaline membrane disease, also called infant respiratory distress syndrome.
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