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membrane
[mem-breyn]
noun
Anatomy.a thin, pliable sheet or layer of animal or vegetable tissue, serving to line an organ, connect parts, etc.
Cell Biology.the thin, limiting covering of a cell or cell part.
membrane
/ ˈɛɪ /
noun
any thin pliable sheet of material
a pliable sheetlike usually fibrous tissue that covers, lines, or connects plant and animal organs or cells
biology a double layer of lipid, containing some proteins, that surrounds biological cells and some of their internal structures
physics a two-dimensional entity postulated as a fundamental constituent of matter in superstring theories of particle physics
a skin of parchment forming part of a roll
membrane
A thin, flexible layer of tissue that covers, lines, separates, or connects cells or parts of an organism. Membranes are usually made of layers of phospholipids containing suspended protein molecules and are permeable to water and fat-soluble substances.
See cell membrane
ChemistryA thin sheet of natural or synthetic material that is permeable to substances in solution.
Other 51Թ Forms
- membraneless adjective
- intermembrane adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of membrane1
Example Sentences
Inhalation of selenium vapors may also cause dizziness, fatigue, irritation of the mucous membranes and respiratory effects.
Studies indicate that waiting to evacuate the uterus increases rates of sepsis for patients whose water breaks before the fetus can survive outside the womb, a condition called previable premature rupture of membranes or PPROM.
By contrast, suzetrigine inhibits pain by taking advantage of voltage-gated sodium channels found on the membranes of neurons, muscle cells and glial cells, particularly at the junction between neurons and muscle cells.
The Water Trees, which the company plans to produce in the U.S., will hold water in a 4.8-millimeter-thick plastic membrane designed to resist fire and last for more than 20 years.
When he got there, everything was fine, except that her baby, he discovered, was one of two wriggling black mounds covered by swarms of black flies, which were "devouring the remnants of the placental membranes."
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