hyaline bodies [Gk, hyalos + AS, bodig] , 1. the residue of colloidal degeneration found in some cells. 2. globules of neurosecretory material found in the posterior lobe of the pituitary. 3. deposits of homogenous eosinophilic material found in renal tubular epithelium and representing excess protein molecules that cannot be metabolized or transported.
