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False membrane

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Main Entry: false membrane
Function: noun
: a fibrinous deposit with enmeshed necrotic cells formed especially in croup and diphtheria called also pseudomembrane
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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false membrane n.
A thick, tough, fibrinous exudate formed on the surface of a mucous membrane or the skin. Also called croupous membrane, neomembrane, plica, pseudomembrane.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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