hy·a·lu·ron·ic acid (h   -l -r n  k)n. A gellike aminoglycan that is found in the tissue space, the synovial fluid of joints, and the vitreous humor of the eyes and acts as a binding, lubricating, and protective agent. [Greek hualos, glass + -uronic.] |
hyaluronic acid [ˌhaɪəlʊˈrɒnɪk]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biochemistry) a viscous polysaccharide with important lubricating properties, present, for example, in the synovial fluid in joints
[hyalo- + Greek ouron urine + -ic]
hyaluronic adj
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| Noun | 1. | hyaluronic acid - a viscous mucopolysaccharide found in the connective tissue space and the synovial fluid of movable joints and the humors of the eye; a cementing and protective substance vitreous body, vitreous humor, vitreous humour - the clear colorless transparent jelly that fills the posterior chamber of the eyeball synovia, synovial fluid - viscid lubricating fluid secreted by the membrane lining joints and tendon sheaths etc. mucopolysaccharide - complex polysaccharides containing an amino group; occur chiefly as components of connective tissue |
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