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Synonyms for membrane
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : mem-breyn |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈmɛm breɪn |
Définition of membrane
Origin :- early 15c., "thin layer of skin or tissue," a term in anatomy, from Latin membrana "a skin, membrane; parchment (skin prepared for writing)," from membrum "limb, member of the body" (see member). The etymological sense is "that which covers the members of the body."
- noun covering layer
- The membrane breaks off, the fever declines, and the child begins to recover.
- Extract from : « Rural Hygiene » by Henry N. Ogden
- Membranous or eous: composed of membrane or skin-like tissue.
- Extract from : « Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology » by John. B. Smith
- Platelet: a little plate or sclerite of chitin in a membrane.
- Extract from : « Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology » by John. B. Smith
- Bones are covered with a tough skin, or membrane (periosteum).
- Extract from : « A Handbook of Health » by Woods Hutchinson
- The membrane lining the abdominal cavity and enfolding its organs.
- Extract from : « A Handbook of Health » by Woods Hutchinson
- Membrane: a thin layer or fold of animal or vegetable matter.
- Extract from : « Agriculture for Beginners » by Charles William Burkett
- The thing was writhing, the thin ball of membrane palpitating, heaving.
- Extract from : « Wandl the Invader » by Raymond King Cummings
- Others, great length of fin or of membrane, as the flying-fish and the bat.
- Extract from : « Lamarck, the Founder of Evolution » by Alpheus Spring Packard
- It is this membrane which protrudes like a blister from the tissues.
- Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 664, September 22,1888 » by Various
- In addition to this, there is a membrane in the mouth which can be inflated through the gills.
- Extract from : « The Ocean Waifs » by Mayne Reid
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