a glassy translucent material that occurs in hyaline cartilage or in certain skin conditions resembling glass in transparency or translucency; "the morning is as clear as diamond or as hyaline"-Sacheverell Sitwell
resembling glass in transparency or translucency; "the morning is as clear as diamond or as hyaline"-Sacheverell Sitwell
The pellucid substance, present in cells in process of development, from which, according to some embryologists, the cell nucleus originates
{i} transparent or hornlike substance found in cartilage; something glassy or transparent (also hyalin)
The main constituent of the walls of hydatid cysts; a nitrogenous body, which, by decomposition, yields a dextrogyrate sugar, susceptible of alcoholic fermentation
a glassy translucent material that occurs in hyaline cartilage or in certain skin conditions
Semitransparent, opalescent cartilage with a blue tint, consisting of cells that synthesize a surrounding matrix of hyaluronic acid, collagen, and protein. It forms most of the fetal skeleton and is found in the trachea, larynx, and joint surfaces of the adult