hyalo-

a combining form meaning “glass,” used in the formation of compound words: hyaloplasm.
Also especially before a vowel, hyal-.

Origin of hyalo-

< Greek, combining form of hýalos glass

Words nearby hyalo-

hyalinize, hyalinosis, hyalinuria, hyalite, hyalitis, hyalo-, hyalogen, hyalograph, hyalography, hyalohyphomycosis, hyaloid

British Dictionary definitions for hyalo-

hyalo-

before a vowel hyal-

combining form

of, relating to, or resembling glass hyaloplasm

Word Origin for hyalo-

from Greek hualos glass

Medical definitions for hyalo-

hyalo-

pref.

Glass:hyalophagia.
Glassy; hyaline:hyaloplasm.
Hyalin:hyalosis.