MEMBRANE
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There are 20 entries related to MEMBRANE in the AudioEnglish.net dictionary.
This hasn't just one meaning; primarily, it's a thin pliable sheet of material
It's a thin membrane (a double layer of lipids) enclosing the cytoplasm of a cell; proteins in the membrane control passage of ions (like sodium or potassium or calcium) in and out of the cell
Any bone that develops within membranous tissue without previous cartilage formation; e.g. the clavicle and bones of the skull
Any membrane that functions for the protection or nourishment or respiration or excretion of a developing fetus
Mucus-secreting membrane lining all body cavities or passages that communicate with the exterior
It's a thin membrane (a double layer of lipids) enclosing the cytoplasm of a cell; proteins in the membrane control passage of ions (like sodium or potassium or calcium) in and out of the cell
It's a thin membrane lining the closed cavities of the body; has two layers with a space between that is filled with serous fluid
It's a membrane in the cochlea that supports the organ of Corti
Transparent membrane that enveloping the vitreous humor of the eye and separating it from the retina
Characterized by formation of a membrane (or something resembling a membrane)
It's a thin membrane in synovial (freely moving) joints that lines the joint capsule and secretes synovial fluid
The membrane in the ear that vibrates to sound
It's a fold of tissue that partly covers the entrance to the vagina of a virgin
The middle of the 3 meninges
The inner membrane of embryos in higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth)
It's a protective fold of skin in the eyes of reptiles and birds and some mammals
The membrane that forms around a fertilized ovum and prevents penetration by additional spermatozoon
It's a membrane (as a cell membrane) that allows some molecule to pass through but not others
Very vascular fetal membrane composed of the fused chorion and adjacent wall of the allantois
It's an acute lung disease of the newborn (especially the premature newborn); lungs cannot expand because of a wetting agent is lacking; characterized by rapid shallow breathing and cyanosis and the formation of a glassy hyaline membrane over the alveoli
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