hyaline
Americannoun
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Biochemistry. Also hyalin
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a horny substance found in hydatid cysts, closely resembling chitin.
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a structureless, transparent substance found in cartilage, the eye, etc., resulting from the pathological degeneration of tissue.
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something glassy or transparent.
adjective
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of or relating to hyaline.
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glassy or transparent.
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of or relating to glass.
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amorphous; not crystalline.
adjective
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biology clear and translucent, with no fibres or granules
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archaic transparent
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Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of hyaline
1655–65; < Late Latin hyalinus < Greek hyálinos of glass. See hyal-, -ine 1
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Meanwhile, a population of cells involved in building hyaline cartilage and maintaining the extracellular matrix increased from 22% to 42%.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 12, 2026
Additional testing showed the regenerated tissue was hyaline cartilage, the type needed for healthy joint function, rather than the less effective fibrocartilage.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 12, 2026
Osteoarthritis primarily damages hyaline cartilage, also called articular cartilage.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 12, 2026
This condition is known as hyaline membrane disease and is a leading cause of death for infants, particularly in premature births.
From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015
The intima of these vessels was in places so swollen as to resemble cylindrical or spindle-shaped hyaline masses, and cause narrowing of the lumina of the vessels in which this degeneration occurred.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
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