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Membrane

Membrane Meaning & Definition
Membrane Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Membrane?

[n] a thin pliable sheet of material
[n] a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects organs or cells of animals

Synonyms | Synonyms for Membrane: tissue layer

Related Terms | Find terms related to Membrane: allantoic membrane | amnion | amniotic sac | arachnoid membrane | basement membrane | coat | coating | collop | conjuctiva | covering | cut | deal | disk | eardrum | feuille | film | flap | foil | fold | hymen | lamella | lamina | laminated glass | laminated wood | lap | leaf | maidenhead | membrana serosa | membrana tympana | meninges | meninx | neurilemma | pane | panel | patina | peel | pellicle | pericardium | perineurium | plait | plank | plate | plating | pleura | ply | plywood | rasher | safety glass | scum | serosa | sheet | skin | slab | slat | slice | table | tablet | tympanic membrane | tympanum | velum | veneer | wafer

See Also | adventitia | animal tissue | axolemma | basilar membrane | Bowman's capsule | capsula glomeruli | chorioallantoic membrane | chorioallantois | choroid | choroid coat | ciliary body | cornea | diaphragm | drumhead | eardrum | endocranium | endosteum | ependyma | fertilization membrane | fetal membrane | flat solid | gel | gelatin | glomerular capsule | head | hyaloid membrane | intima | iris | lamella | lens capsule | meninges | meninx | midriff | mucosa | mucous membrane | myringa | periosteum | perithelium | phospholipid | retina | sarcolemma | semipermeable membrane | serosa | serous membrane | sheet | synovial membrane | synovium | trophoblast | tunic | tunica | tympanic membrane | tympanum | web

Membrane In Webster's Dictionary

\Mem"brane\, n. [F., fr. L. membrana the skin that covers the separate members of the body, fr. L. membrum. See {Member}.] (Anat.) A thin layer or fold of tissue, usually supported by a fibrous network, serving to cover or line some part or organ, and often secreting or absorbing certain fluids. Note: The term is also often applied to the thin, expanded parts, of various texture, both in animals and vegetables. {Adventitious membrane}, a membrane connecting parts not usually connected, or of a different texture from the ordinary connection; as, the membrane of a cicatrix. {Jacob's membrane}. See under {Retina}. {Mucous membranes} (Anat.), the membranes lining passages and cavities which communicate with the exterior, as well as ducts and receptacles of secretion, and habitually secreting mucus. {Schneiderian membrane}. (Anat.) See {Schneiderian}. {Serous membranes} (Anat.), the membranes, like the peritoneum and pleura, which line, or lie in, cavities having no obvious outlet, and secrete a serous fluid.

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