hyalin

British

/ ˈhaɪəlɪn /

noun

glassy translucent substance, such as occurs in certain degenerative skin conditions or in hyaline cartilage

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Recklinghausen regards a hyaline substance, hyalin, as a normal constituent of cell-protoplasm which escapes in drops when the cell dies.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

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