hyaloid

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It is enveloped by a delicate capsule—the hyaloid membrane—which is connected in front with the suspensory ligament of the lens, and ends by joining the capsule behind the lens.

From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry

It is surrounded by the hyaloid membrane, already noticed, and anteriorly is concave for the reception of the lens.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" by Various

It is in contact with the surface of the retina at the back and with the attachments of the lens in front, being surrounded by a thin covering of its own, called the hyaloid membrane.

From Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools by Walters, Francis M.

They are like two balls of fire, and there is a peculiar transparency of the hyaloid membrane, or injection of that of the retina.

From The Dog by Youatt, William

The hyaloid artery remains, as a prolongation of the retinal artery to the lens, until just before birth, but after that its sheath forms the canal of Stilling.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" by Various