hyaloid /hy·a·loid/ (hi´ah-loid) hyaline.
hyaloid
hy·a·loid (h   -loid )adj. Glassy or transparent in appearance; hyaline. |
hyaloid
[hī′əloid]
Etymology: Gk, hyalos, glass, eidos, form
pertaining to or resembling hyaline.
hyaloid
pellucid; like glass.
hyaloid artery
see persistent hyaloid artery (below).
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Persistent hyaloid artery in a dog. By permission from Sack W, Wensing CJG, Dyce KM, Textbook of Veterinary Anatomy, Saunders, 2002
persistent hyaloid artery
the embryonic artery that runs from the optic disk to the posterior lens capsule may persist; the site of attachment may form an opacity. See mittendorf's dot.
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