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Definition of Membrane

1. Noun. A thin pliable sheet of material.

2. Noun. A pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants.

Definition of Membrane

1. n. 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.

Definition of Membrane

1. Noun. A flexible enclosing or separating tissue forming a plane or film and separating two environments (usually in a plant or animal). ¹

2. Noun. A mechanical, thin, flat flexible part that can deform or vibrate when excited by an external force. ¹

3. Noun. A flexible or semi-flexible covering or waterproofing whose primary function is to exclude water. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Membrane

1. a thin, pliable layer of tissue [n -S]

Medical Definition of Membrane

1. A thin layer of tissue which covers a surface, lines a cavity or divides a space or organ. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Membrane

membrana tectoria membrana tectoria ductus cochlearis membrana tensa membrana thyrohyoidea membrana tympani membrana tympani secundaria membrana versicolor membrana vibrans membrana vitellina membranaceous

membranae intercostalia membranal membranate membrane (current term) membrane-bound proton-translocating PPi synthase membrane-coating granule membrane-forming membrane-type 3 matrix metalloproteinase membrane-type 4 matrix metalloproteinase membrane-type matrix metalloproteinase

membrane attack complex membrane bone membrane capacitance membrane depolarisation membrane dipeptidase membrane distillation membrane enzyme membrane expansion theory

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