hyaloid artery

English

Etymology

From hyaloid + artery.

Noun

hyaloid artery (plural hyaloid arteries)

  1. (anatomy) branch of opthalmic artery, in optic stalk of eye, to transport nutrients to retina during fetal development. later develops into hyaloid canal
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