ground-glass
Opaque diffusing pane
Ground-glass describes glass whose surface has been abraded to make it translucent rather than transparent, creating a frosted appearance that diffuses light: a ground-glass window in the bathroom, the ground-glass screen of an old camera.
In medical imaging, a ground-glass opacity is a hazy area in the lungs that partially obscures underlying structures, suggesting fluid, inflammation, or other abnormality.
Covered with icy film
- sandblastedScoured with high-speed particles
- etchedCarved into a surface
- translucentPermitting diffused light passage
- matteNon-reflective surface finish
privacy · partition · screen · lampshade · vase · diffuser · shower door · glazing
Scoured with high-speed particles
- etchedCarved into a surface
- matteNon-reflective surface finish
- satinGlossy-surfaced woven cloth
- granularMade of tiny particles
roughened · pitted · cloudy · pebbled · abraded · stippled · hazy · uniform
Impermeability to light
- pulmonaryOf the lungs
- interstitialRelating to small gaps
- fibrosisPathological connective tissue buildup
- infiltrateEnter secretly to observe
nodules · pneumonia · CT scan · consolidation · bronchiolitis · alveolitis · lung · edema
Permitting diffused light passage
- diffuseSpread thinly throughout
- blurLack of sharpness
- hazeMurky atmospheric suspension
- soft lightGentle, diffused illumination
scattering · obscured · veiled · milky · opalescent · semi-transparent · luminous · glow
frosted
Covered with icy film
- sandblastedScoured with high-speed particles
- etchedCarved into a surface
- translucentPermitting diffused light passage
matte · privacy · partition · screen · lampshade · vase · diffuser · shower door · glazing · obscured
sandblasted
Scoured with high-speed particles
granular · roughened · pitted · cloudy · pebbled · abraded · stippled · hazy · uniform · smooth
opacity
Impermeability to light
- pulmonaryOf the lungs
- interstitialRelating to small gaps
- fibrosisPathological connective tissue buildup
infiltrate · nodules · pneumonia · CT scan · consolidation · bronchiolitis · alveolitis · lung · edema · airspace
translucent
Permitting diffused light passage
soft light · scattering · obscured · veiled · milky · opalescent · semi-transparent · luminous · glow · filtered
ground-glassclear glass
Transparent silica sheet
transparent glass · plate glass · see-through · window glass · transparent
ground, glass, grounds, grounded, grounding, grounder, groundless, glasses, glassed