Membrane: (1) A thin sheet or layer of pliable tissue, serving as a covering or envelope of a part, as the lining of a cavity, as a partition or septum, or as a connection of two structures. SYN: membrana [TA]. (2), SYN: biomembrane. [L. membrana, a skin or membrane that covers parts of the body, fr. membrum, a member]
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Membrane: A very thin layer of tissue that covers a surface.
Source: National Institute of Health
Membrane: a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects organs or cells of animals.
Source: WordNet 2.1
Membrane: biological membranes; do not confuse with ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE.
Source: CRISP
Membrane: Thin layers of tissue which cover parts of the body, separate adjacent cavities, or connect adjacent structures.
Source: MeSH 2007
Source - WordNet 2.1
Source - MeSH 2007
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Source - CRISP
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Source: CRISP
The following list attempts to classify Membrane into categories where each line is subset of the next.
Source: WordNet 2.1
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