hyaline (redirected from hyaline membrane)

hy·a·line  (h-ln, -ln)

adj.

Resembling glass, as in translucence or transparency; glassy.

n.

1. Something that is translucent or transparent.

2. Variant of hyalin.

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[Late Latin hyalinus, from Greek hualinos, of glass, from hualos, glass.]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	hyaline - a glassy translucent substance that occurs in hyaline cartilage or in certain skin conditions hyalin keratohyalin - hyaline in the large granules of the stratum granulosum translucent substance, transparent substance - a material having the property of admitting light diffusely; a partly transparent material
Adj.	1.	hyaline - resembling glass in transparency or translucency; "the morning is as clear as diamond or as hyaline"-Sacheverell Sitwell hyaloid clear - allowing light to pass through; "clear water"; "clear plastic bags"; "clear glass"; "the air is clear and clean"