Membrane synonyms

mĕm'brān'
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tissue layer
a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants
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sheath
An enveloping tubular structure, such as the base of a grass leaf that surrounds the stem or the tissue that encloses a muscle or nerve fiber.
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lamina
A very thin layer of material.
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film (related)
A sheet or roll of a flexible cellulose material coated with an emulsion sensitive to light and used to capture an image for a photograph or film
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amnion
A tough, thin membrane that forms a sac enclosing the embryo or fetus of a mammal, bird, or reptile. It is filled with a serous fluid in which the embryo or fetus is suspended.
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chorion
(Botany) The outer membrane of seeds of plants.
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diaphragm
(Mechanics) A flexible membrane separating two chambers and fixed around its periphery that distends into one or other chamber depending on the as the difference in the pressure in the chambers varies.
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division
The proportional distribution of a quantity or entity:
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hymen
A membranous fold of tissue that partly or completely occludes the external vaginal orifice.
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partition
Division of a country into separate, autonomous nations.
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peritoneum
(Anatomy) In mammals, the serous membrane lining the cavity of the abdomen and that is folded over the viscera.
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septum
A thin wall or membrane that separates two parts or structures in an organism. Septae separate the chambers of the heart and subdivide the hyphae of some fungi.
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serosa
A membrane which lines an internal cavity to protect the contents and which secretes serum.
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sheathing
(Nautical) An exterior covering on the underwater part of a ship's hull that protects it against marine growths.
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skin
Skin is the outer layer of something.
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surface (related)
The outer or the topmost boundary of an object.
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cell-membrane (related)
A membrane surrounding a cell or cell part; esp., plasma membrane
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layer
A single thickness of a material covering a surface or forming an overlying part or segment:
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