What does crystalloīdēs mean in Latin?

crystalloīdēs, a adjective, means “crystalline, crystalloid”.

How do you pronounce crystalloīdēs?

In classical Latin, [krys.tal.loˈiː.deːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kris.tal.loˈiː.des].

adjectivethird-declension one-termination adjective

crystalloīdēs (genitive crystalloīdis)

Classical[krys.tal.loˈiː.deːs]Ecclesiastical[kris.tal.loˈiː.des]

one terminationcrystalline, crystalloid
Eandem enim habet rationem in auribus interna auditorij meatus extremitas, vbi dilatatum neruum attingit, quam habet humor crystalloides in oculis. Partes verò omnes in meatus anfractu extrinsecus consistentes, itidem proportione huic respondent, vt nuper dictae oculorum partes humore crystalloidi.1564, Cristóbal de Vega, Liber de arte medendi, page 142:
humori autem crystalloidi qui albus est, et clarus, ac splendens: quoniam hac sola ratione futurum erat, vt à coloribus immutaretur, non par fuit vt ex sanguine ipso nutriretur, inquit Galenus in decimo suo de Partium vsu, et autor libri de oculis.1565, Geronimo Cardano, Contradicentium Medicorum liber duo..., page 41:

crystallŏīdes, is, adj., = κρυσταλλοειδής,

I. crystal-like, Theod. Prisc. p. 4, 2 med.

From Ancient Greek κρυσταλλοειδής (krustalloeidḗs), from κρύσταλλος (krústallos, “ice, rock crystal”) + -ειδής (-eidḗs, “shaped”).

noun · masculinethird declension

crystalloīdēs²

crystalloīdēs m (genitive crystalloīdis)

Classical[krys.tal.loˈiː.deːs]Ecclesiastical[kris.tal.loˈiː.des]

the lens of the eye; the crystalline humour (or a membrane supposed to surround it)

From Ancient Greek κρυσταλλοειδής (krustalloeidḗs), from κρύσταλλος (krústallos, “ice, rock crystal”) + -ειδής (-eidḗs, “shaped”).

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