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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈmɛmbreɪn/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈmɛmbreɪn/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(mem′brān)

mem•brane /ˈmɛmbreɪn/USA pronunciation n. [countable]

Anatomya thin layer of tissue that covers an organ, etc.

mem•bra•nous /ˈmɛmbrənəs/USA pronunciation adj.

mem•brane (mem′brān),USA pronunciation n.

Anatomya thin, pliable sheet or layer of animal or vegetable tissue, serving to line an organ, connect parts, etc.
Cell Biologythe thin, limiting covering of a cell or cell part.

Latin membrāna. See member, -an
1375–1425; late Middle English; Middle English membraan parchment

mem′brane•less, adj.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

membrane /ˈmɛmbreɪn/ n

any thin pliable sheet of material
a pliable sheetlike usually fibrous tissue that covers, lines, or connects plant and animal organs or cells

Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin membrāna skin covering a part of the body, from membrum member

'membrane' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

ABO system - catarrh - cell - chemoreceptor - choroid - colloid - conjunctiva - cornea - coryza - crystalloid - cyst - cystoid - cytoplasm - dialysis - diaphragm - diphtheria - drum - eardrum - ECMO - egg - encyst - endometrium - envelope - film - fraenum - gastric ulcer - gill - haemodialysis - haw - head - hyaloid membrane - hymen - hymenopterous - indusium - kettledrum - lamella - mediastinum - meninges - mitochondrion - mucous membrane - neurolemma - nictitating membrane - nuclear - nucleus - omentum - osmosis - osmotic pressure - peptic ulcer - perichondrium - active transport

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Synonyms: layer, sheath, lamina, film, placenta, more...

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