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mem⋅brane

  [mem-breyn]
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–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.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME; ME membraan parchment < L membrāna. See member, -an

Related forms:
mem⋅brane⋅less, adjective
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mem·brane   (měm'brān')   
n.  

  1. Biology

    1. A thin, pliable layer of tissue covering surfaces or separating or connecting regions, structures, or organs of an animal or a plant.

    2. Cell membrane.

  2. A piece of parchment.

  3. Chemistry A thin sheet of natural or synthetic material that is permeable to substances in solution.


[Latin membrāna, skin, from membrum, member of the body.]
mem'bra·nal (-brə-nəl) adj.
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Word Origin & History

membrane 
1519, "parchment," from L. membrana "parchment," from membrum "limb, member of the body" (see member). The etymological sense is "that which covers the members of the body." Meaning "thin layer of skin, tissue covering a limb or organ" is attested from 1601.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: mem·brane
Pronunciation: 'mem-"brAn
Function: noun
1 : a thin soft pliable sheet or layer especially of animal or plant origin
2 : a limiting protoplasmic surface or interface —see NUCLEAR MEMBRANE, PLASMA MEMBRANE —mem·braned /'mem-"brAnd/ adjective
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membrane mem·brane (měm'brān')
n.

  1. A thin pliable layer of tissue covering surfaces, enveloping a part, lining a cavity, or separating or connecting structures or organs.

  2. Cell membrane.

  3. A thin sheet of natural or synthetic material that is permeable to substances in solution.

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