'Hyaloid' definitions:
Definition of 'hyaloid'
From: WordNet
adjective
Resembling glass in transparency or translucency; "the morning is as clear as diamond or as hyaline"-Sacheverell Sitwell [syn: hyaline, hyaloid]
noun
The transparent membrane enveloping the vitreous humor of the eye and separating it from the retina [syn: hyaloid membrane, hyaloid]
Definition of 'Hyaloid'
From: 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]