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membrane

[ mem-breyn ]

noun

  1. Anatomy. a thin, pliable sheet or layer of animal or vegetable tissue, serving to line an organ, connect parts, etc.
  2. Cell Biology. the thin, limiting covering of a cell or cell part.


membrane

/ ˈɛɪ /

noun

  1. any thin pliable sheet of material
  2. a pliable sheetlike usually fibrous tissue that covers, lines, or connects plant and animal organs or cells
  3. biology a double layer of lipid, containing some proteins, that surrounds biological cells and some of their internal structures
  4. physics a two-dimensional entity postulated as a fundamental constituent of matter in superstring theories of particle physics
  5. a skin of parchment forming part of a roll
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

membrane

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  1. 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.
  2. Chemistry.
    A thin sheet of natural or synthetic material that is permeable to substances in solution.
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • bԱ· adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of membrane1

1375–1425; late Middle English; Middle English membraan parchment < Latin 𳾲Բ. See member, -an
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of membrane1

C16: from Latin 𳾲Բ skin covering a part of the body, from membrum member
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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.

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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.

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The water is stored in balloon-like inflatable tanks the company calls Water Trees, which stand 39 feet tall and resemble giant onions, each contained in a durable plastic membrane held secure by steel cables.

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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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For decades the reservoir sat uncovered, until the city in 2012 installed a large floating membrane to comply with federal regulations.

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