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hyaloid /hy·a·loid/ (hi´ah-loid) hyaline.

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 [hi´ah-loid]

pellucid; like glass.

hyaloid

pellucid; like glass.

hyaloid artery

see persistent hyaloid artery (below).

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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