Hyaline
11hyaline — 1. adjective /ˈhʌɪəlɪn,ˈhʌɪəliːn/ 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. noun… …
12hyaline — ● hyalin, hyaline adjectif (bas latin hyalinus, du grec hualinos, de verre) Qui est fait de verre d origine magmatique ou qui en a l apparence. Se dit de toutes les substances tissulaires vitreuses …
13hyaline — adj. transparent, glassy; of or pertaining to hyaline n. transparent or hornlike substance found in cartilage; something glassy or transparent (also hyalin) …
14hyaline — hy•a•line n. [[t]ˈhaɪ əˌlin, lɪn[/t]] adj. [[t] lɪn, ˌlaɪn[/t]] n. 1) biochem. Also, hy•a•lin [[t]lɪn[/t]] a) a horny substance found in hydatid cysts, closely resembling chitin b) a structureless, transparent substance found in cartilage, the… …
15hyaline — adj. & n. adj. glasslike, vitreous, transparent. n. literary a smooth sea, clear sky, etc. Phrases and idioms: hyaline cartilage n. a common type of cartilage. Etymology: L hyalinus f. Gk hualinos f. hualos glass …
16hyaline cartilage — n translucent bluish white cartilage consisting of cells embedded in an apparently homogeneous matrix, present in joints and respiratory passages, and forming most of the fetal skeleton * * * the most common type of cartilage: a bluish white… …
17hyaline membrane disease — n. a respiratory disease of unknown cause of newborn infants, esp. if premature, characterized by an abnormal membrane of protein lining the alveoli of the lungs * * * …
18hyaline cast — n a renal cast of mucoprotein characterized by homogeneity of structure * * * a nearly transparent, slightly refractory urinary cast made up of homogeneous mucoprotein, seen transiently during exercise, fever, congestive heart failure, and… …
19hyaline degeneration — n tissue degeneration chiefly of connective tissues in which structural elements of affected cells are replaced by homogeneous translucent material that stains intensely with acid stains * * * a regressive cellular change in which the cytoplasm… …
20hyaline membrane disease — n RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME * * * see respiratory distress syndrome * * * a type of neonatal respiratory distress syndrome in which there is formation of a hyalinelike membrane lining the terminal respiratory passages; extensive atelectasis… …
