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Podcast: Word of the Day
Episode: Hyaline
Description: Hyaline is an adjective that means having a glassy, translucent appearance.Coming from the Greek word hualos (WHO ah lose) meaning ‘glass,’ our word of the day is used to describe something that, like glass, is transparent or see-through.The hyaline nature of the tissue made it easy for the doctors to see the problems in the artery. This is why the operation was a success.