NOUN | substance | hyaluronic acid | a viscous mucopolysaccharide found in the connective tissue space and the synovial fluid of movable joints and the humors of the eye |
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Meaning | A viscous mucopolysaccharide found in the connective tissue space and the synovial fluid of movable joints and the humors of the eye; a cementing and protective substance. | |
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Broader | mucopolysaccharide | Complex polysaccharides containing an amino group |
Substance of | synovia, synovial fluid | viscid lubricating fluid secreted by the membrane lining joints and tendon sheaths etc. |
vitreous humor, vitreous humour, vitreous body | The clear colorless transparent jelly that fills the posterior chamber of the eyeball | |
Spanish | ácido hialurónico | |
Catalan | àcid hialurònic |
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