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Hyaloid

Resembling glass; vitriform; transparent; hyaline; as, the hyaloid membrane, a very delicate membrane inclosing the vitreous humor of the eye.

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Clear 84% connected

Free from opaqueness; transparent; bright; light; luminous; unclouded.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Clear 84% connected

Free from opaqueness; transparent; bright; light; luminous; unclouded.

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Membrane 76% connected

A thin layer or fold of tissue, usually supported by a fibrous network, serving to cover or line some part or organ, and often secreting or absorbing…

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Hyaline 92% connected

Glassy; resembling glass; consisting of glass; transparent, like crystal.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Apophysis noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) a natural outgrowth or projection on an organ or body part such as the process of a vertebra

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Apparatus noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) a group of body parts that work together to perform a given function; "the breathing apparatus"

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Articulatio noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)

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Articulation noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)

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Base noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment; "the base of the skull"

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Bodily cavity noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body

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Cavity noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body

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Cavum noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body

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Cingulum noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) an encircling structure (as the ridge around the base of a tooth)

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Concha noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) a structure that resembles a shell in shape

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Cornu noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) any structure that resembles a horn in shape

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Corona noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) any structure that resembles a crown in shape

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Diaphragm noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) a muscular partition separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities; functions in respiration

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Fissure noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) a long narrow slit or groove that divides an organ into lobes

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Fundus noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) the base of a hollow organ or that part of the organ farthest from its opening; "the uterine fundus"; "the fundus of the sto…

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Groove noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) any furrow or channel on a bodily structure or part

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Hilum noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) a depression or fissure where vessels or nerves or ducts enter a bodily organ; "the hilus of the kidney"

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Hilus noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) a depression or fissure where vessels or nerves or ducts enter a bodily organ; "the hilus of the kidney"

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Arillus noun · 78% connection

A exterior covering, forming a false coat or appendage to a seed, as the loose, transparent bag inclosing the seed or the white water…

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Ascococcus noun · 78% connection

A form of micrococcus, found in putrid meat infusions, occurring in peculiar masses, each of which is inclosed in a hyaline capsule an…

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cell membrane noun · 78% connection

a thin membrane (a double layer of lipids) enclosing the cytoplasm of a cell; proteins in the membrane control passage of ions (like s…

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Conviviality noun · 78% connection

The good humor or mirth indulged in upon festive occasions; a convivial spirit or humor; festivity.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: resembling, glass, vitriform, transparent, hyaline.
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Crystal noun · 78% connection

A species of glass, more perfect in its composition and manufacture than common glass, and often cut into ornamental forms. See Flint…

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Cytomembrane noun · 78% connection

a thin membrane (a double layer of lipids) enclosing the cytoplasm of a cell; proteins in the membrane control passage of ions (like s…

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Delicate adjective · 78% connection

Refined; gentle; scrupulous not to trespass or offend; considerate; -- said of manners, conduct, or feelings; as, delicate behavior; d…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: resembling, glass, vitriform, transparent, hyaline.
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Dishumor verb · 78% connection

To deprive of humor or desire; to put out of humor.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: resembling, glass, vitriform, transparent, hyaline.
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Ectoplasm noun · 78% connection

The outer hyaline layer of protoplasm in a vegetable cell.

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Encapsulation noun · 78% connection

The act of inclosing in a capsule; the growth of a membrane around (any part) so as to inclose it in a capsule.

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Enchylemma noun · 78% connection

The basal substance of the cell nucleus; a hyaline or granular substance, more or less fluid during life, in which the other parts of…

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Flashing noun · 78% connection

A mode of covering transparent white glass with a film of colored glass.

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