hyaloid

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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

There is no pecten, but the numerous hyaloid arteries which are found in the embryo represent it.

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

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

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.