HYALURONIC ACID

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hyaluronic acid mean? 

• HYALURONIC ACID (noun)
  The noun HYALURONIC ACID has 1 sense:

1. 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

  Familiarity information: HYALURONIC ACID used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HYALURONIC ACID (noun)

Sense 1

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("hyaluronic acid" is a kind of...):

mucopolysaccharide (complex polysaccharides containing an amino group; occur chiefly as components of connective tissue)

Holonyms ("hyaluronic acid" is a substance of...):

vitreous body; vitreous humor; vitreous humour (the clear colorless transparent jelly that fills the posterior chamber of the eyeball)

synovia; synovial fluid (viscid lubricating fluid secreted by the membrane lining joints and tendon sheaths etc.)

 Context examples 

Upon subcutaneous administration, hyaluronidase modifies the permeability of connective tissue by hydrolyzing hyaluronic acid.

(Hyaluronidase, NCI Thesaurus)

This protein plays a role in the biosynthesis of hyaluronic acid.

(Hyaluronan Synthase 2, NCI Thesaurus)

The determination of the amount of hyaluronic acid present in a sample.

(Hyaluronic Acid Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)

A measurement of hyaluronic acid in a biological specimen.

(Hyaluronic Acid Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

Separate binding domains in fibronectin have been identified for (NH2-end) heparin, collagen, cells, hyaluronic acid, and heparin (COOH-end).

(Fibronectin, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes lymphatic vessel endothelial hyaluronic acid receptor 1 protein, plays a role in binding hyaluronan and may regulate intracellular transport of hyaluronan.

(LYVE1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Lymphatic vessel endothelial hyaluronic acid receptor 1 (322 aa, ~35 kDa) is encoded by the human LYVE1 gene.

(Lymphatic Vessel Endothelial Hyaluronic Acid Receptor 1, NCI Thesaurus)

Upon intravenous administration, pegylated recombinant human PH20 degrades hyaluronic acid (HA) coating tumor cells, which may result in the inhibition of tumor cell growth.

(Pegylated Recombinant Human Hyaluronidase PH20, NCI Thesaurus)

A topical emulsion containing beta-glucan (5%), alginate, hyaluronic acid, squalene and avocado oil, with cutaneous protective activity.

(Beta-glucan/Alginate/Hyaluronic Acid/Squalene/Avocado Oil-containing Emulsion, NCI Thesaurus)

Hyaluronic Acid Binding involves a biophysical interaction between a biological molecule, such as a protein, and hyaluronic acid, a linear glycosaminoglycan of repeating disaccharide units, in proteoglycans.

(Hyaluronic Acid Binding, NCI Thesaurus)