The transparent membrane enveloping the vitreous humor of the eye and separating it from the retina.

synonym: hyaloid membrane.

Resembling glass in transparency or translucency.

synonym: hyaline.

Roget 425: transparent, pellucid, lucid, diaphanous, translucent, tralucent^†, relucent^†; limpid, clear, serene, crystalline, clear as crystal, vitreous, transpicuous^†, glassy, hyaline; hyaloid [Med.], vitreform^†.    ... show more