Definition of Membrene
Mem"brane (?), n. [F., fr. L.
membrana the skin that covers the separate members of the
body, fr. L. membrum. See Member.] (Anat.)
A thin layer or fold of tissue, usually supported by a fibrous
network, serving to cover or line some part or organ, and often
secreting or absorbing certain fluids.
&fist; The term is also often applied to the thin, expanded parts,
of various texture, both in animals and vegetables.
Adventitious membrane, a membrane connecting
parts not usually connected, or of a different texture from the
ordinary connection; as, the membrane of a cicatrix. --
Jacob's membrane. See under Retina.
-- Mucous membranes (Anat.), the
membranes lining passages and cavities which communicate with the
exterior, as well as ducts and receptacles of secretion, and
habitually secreting mucus. -- Schneiderian
membrane. (Anat.) See Schneiderian.
-- Serous membranes (Anat.) , the
membranes, like the peritoneum and pleura, which line, or lie in,
cavities having no obvious outlet, and secrete a serous
fluid.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- flexible enclosing or separating tissue forming a plane or film and separating two environments (usually in a plant or animal).
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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