| hyaline membrane | The thin, clear basement membrane beneath certain epithelia. Synonym: glassy membrane. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| hyaline membrane disease | <disease> A respiratory disease of the newborn. Often associated with prematurity or maternal diabetes. This disorder is characterised by a lack of pulmonary surfactant, a substance which increases pulmonary compliance and prevents collapse of the pulmonary air sacs. (27 Sep 1997) |
| hyaline membrane disease of the newborn | A disease seen especially in premature neonates with respiratory distress; characterised postmortem by atelectasis and alveolar ducts lined by an eosinophilic membrane; also associated with reduced amounts of lung surfactant. Synonym: hyaline membrane syndrome, respiratory distress syndrome of the newborn. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hyaline membrane syndrome | A disease seen especially in premature neonates with respiratory distress; characterised postmortem by atelectasis and alveolar ducts lined by an eosinophilic membrane; also associated with reduced amounts of lung surfactant. Synonym: hyaline membrane syndrome, respiratory distress syndrome of the newborn. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hyaline thrombus | A translucent colourless plug, partly or wholly filling a capillary or small artery or vein, formed by agglutination of red blood corpuscles. Synonym: agglutinative thrombus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hyaline tubercle | A form of fibrous tubercle in which the cellular fibrous tissue and collagenous fibres become altered and merged into a fairly homogeneous, acellular, deeply acidophilic, firm mass. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hyalinization | The formation of hyalin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hyalinosis | Hyaline degeneration, especially that of relatively extensive degree. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hyalinuria | The excretion of hyalin or casts of hyaline material in the urine. Origin: hyalin + G. Ouron, urine (05 Mar 2000) |
| hyalite | <chemical> A pellucid variety of opal in globules looking like colourless gum or resin. Synonym: Muller's glass. Origin: Gr. Glass: cf. F. Hyalite. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| hyalitis | Inflammation of the corpus vitreum. Synonym: hyalitis. Origin: L. Vitreus, glassy, + G. -itis, inflammation (05 Mar 2000) |
| hyalo- | Glassy, hyalin; vitreous. Compare: vitreo-. Origin: G. Hyalos, glass (05 Mar 2000) |
| hyalobiuronic acid | A disaccharide made up of d-glucuronic acid and N-acetyl-d-glucosamine in a b1,3 linkage; occurs in hyaluronic acid as the repeating unit. See figure under hyaluronic acid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hyalocapsular ligament | <anatomy> Attachment of the vitreous body to the posterior surface of the lens of the eye. Synonym: ligamentum hyaloideo-capsulario. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hyalocyte | Synonym: vitreous cell. Origin: hyalo-+ G. Kytos, cell (05 Mar 2000) |