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hy·a·lin
(hī′ə-lĭn) also hy·a·line (-lĭn, -līn′)n.
1. The uniform matrix of hyaline cartilage.
2. A translucent product of some degenerative skin conditions.
[Greek hualos, glass + -in.]
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hyalin
(ˈhaɪəlɪn)n
(Medicine) glassy translucent substance, such as occurs in certain degenerative skin conditions or in hyaline cartilage
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| Noun | 1. |  hyalin - a glassy translucent substance that occurs in hyaline cartilage or in certain skin conditionskeratohyalin - hyaline in the large granules of the stratum granulosum translucent substance, transparent substance - a material having the property of admitting light diffusely; a partly transparent material |
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hy·a·lin
n. hialina, sustancia proteínica producto de la degeneración de amiloides, hialoides y coloides.
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