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Definition of: hyaline

(hīə·lin, -līn) noun
1. A glassy surface, as of the sea; something transparent.
2. Biochem. A nitrogenous compound, related to chitin, the chief constituent of hydatid cysts, which on decomposition yields a reducing sugar.
3. Anat. The hyaloid membrane. Also hy′a·lin (-lin).
adjective Consisting of or resembling glass; transparent: the hyaline substance of a cell.
[<L hyalinus <Gk. hyalos glass]

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hyaline translucent
smooth hyaline
hyaline membrane
translucent hyaline
thin walled hyaline
hyaline layer
hyaline smooth
hyaline casts
club shaped hyaline
hyaline arteriolosclerosis
juvenile hyaline
hyaline degeneration
also hyaline
shape hyaline
white hyaline

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