hyaline : Idioms & Phrases
hyaline cartilage
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noun translucent cartilage that is common in joints and the respiratory passages; forms most of the fetal skeleton
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hyaline membrane disease
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noun an acute lung disease of the newborn (especially the premature newborn); lungs cannot expand because of a wetting agent is lacking; characterized by rapid shallow breathing and cyanosis and the formation of a glassy hyaline membrane over the alveoli
respiratory distress syndrome; respiratory distress syndrome of the newborn.