hyaline adj : resembling glass in transparency or translucency; "the morning is as clear as diamond or as hyaline"-Sacheverell Sitwell [syn: hyaloid] n : a glassy translucent material that occurs in hyaline cartilage or in certain skin conditions [syn: hyalin]

English

Etymology

Latin hyalinus, from late Greek ύαλινος, from ύαλος ‘glass’.

Pronunciation

IPA: /'hʌɪəlɪn/, /'hʌɪəli:n/

Alternative spellings

• hyalin

Adjective

1. Glassy, transparent; amorphous.

   • 1974: They bathed shivering in the cold waves, green hyaline swells in which they stood to the hips savage, intimate, comradely. — Guy Davenport, Tatlin!

2. Pertaining to the substance hyaline.

Noun

1. Anything glassy, translucent or transparent.
2. In the context of "zoology|anatomy": A clear translucent substance in tissues.

The term hyaline, (Hel. hualinòs = glassish) literally refers to a substance with a glass-like appearance.

In common medical histopathological usage, hyaline is a substance with a glassy, pink appearance after haematoxylin and eosin staining—most often an acellular, proteinaceous material. Hyaline cartilage is the clear, shiny ("glass-like") cartilage of articular joints.

In other scientific fields, hyaline may refer a specifically colorless and transparent substance.

See Also

Infant Respiratory Distress Syndrome, previously known as Hyaline Membrane Disease.

References

IMA Mycological Glossary: Hyaline. Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 19th Edition. Donald Venes ed. 1997 F.A. Davis. Page 1008.wazzu

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