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Transparent (medicine)

Transparent (pronounced trænˈspɛrənt, from the Latin transparere meaning "to show through") is a term used in various fields of medicine to describe structures or substances that allow light to pass through and are thus partially or fully seeable.

Medical Usage

In medicine, the term "transparent" is often used to describe certain body tissues or fluids that are clear or see-through, such as the cornea in the eye or cerebrospinal fluid. It can also refer to medical devices or materials that are made to be see-through for practical purposes, such as transparent dressings or catheters.

Related Terms

  • Translucency: A term used to describe a material or tissue that allows some light to pass through, but not enough to see clearly through it. This is often used to describe certain types of skin or tissue in medical imaging.
  • Opacity (medicine): The opposite of transparency in medicine, opacity refers to tissues or substances that do not allow light to pass through and are thus not seeable.
  • Transparency (optics): In the field of optics, transparency refers to the physical property of allowing light to pass through a material without being scattered.

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