hydatoid, a. and n.
(ˈhaɪdətɔɪd, ˈhɪd-)
[ad. mod.L. hydatoīdēs, a. Gr. ὑδατοειδ-ής like water, watery (f. ὑδατο- water + εἶδος form); τὸ ὑδατοειδές the aqueous humour of the eye. Cf. F. hydatoïde.]
A. adj. Resembling water, watery, aqueous. B. n. The aqueous humour of the eye; also, the investing membrane of the aqueous humour (Webster 1864). (Cf. hyaloid.)
| [1706 Phillips (ed. Kersey), Hydatoides, the aqueous or watery Humour of the Eye.] 1886 Syd. Soc. Lex., Hydatoid fluid, the aqueous humour of the eye. H. membrane, the membrane of Descemet. |