Membranes Synonyms

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Synonyms for Membranes

serosae
A serous membrane, especially one that lines the pericardial, pleural, and peritoneal cavities, enclosing their contents.
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septa
(Mycology) A partition that separates the cells of a (septated) fungus.
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peritonea
The membrane that lines the walls of the abdomen and the pelvis (called the parietal peritoneum) and encloses the abdominal and pelvic organs (called the visceral peritoneum.) The space between the two, the peritoneal cavity, fills with inflammatory cells and pus when the peritoneum becomes infected.
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partitions
A parting or being parted; division into parts; separation; apportionment
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divisions
(Biology) Cell division.
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amnia
(Anatomy) The innermost membrane of the fetal membranes of reptiles, birds, and mammals; the sac in which the embryo is suspended.
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laminas
A thin plate, sheet, or layer.
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sheaths
The definition of a sheath is a case for a knife or blade, or a tube-shaped structure that wraps around for protection, or a close-fitting dress.
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layers
The definition of a layer is a single thickness or coat, or a hen that lays eggs.
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skins
A usually thin, closely adhering outer layer:
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films
A thin covering or coating:
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surfaces
The definition of a surface is the outer face or side of something.
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Find another word for membranes. In this page you can discover 12 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for membranes, like: serosae, septa, peritonea, partitions, divisions, amnia, laminas, sheaths, layers, skins and films.
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  • These vascular membranes are called the lateral septa.

  • The majority of birds possess a pair of internal tympaniform membranes forming the inner or median walls of the bronchi, which are there furnished with semi-rings only.

  • Inner and outer membranes may exist on the bronchi.

  • External tympaniform membranes exist, with great variations, between the specialized one or two last tracheal and some of the first bronchial rings.

  • Elastin occurs either as thick strands or as membranes; it constitutes the " elastic tissue " of the anatomist.

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