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MEMBRANOUS
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Characterized by formation of a membrane (or something resembling a membrane)
Example:
membranous gastritis
Synonyms:
membrane-forming; membranous
Classified under:
Similar:
unhealthy (not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind)
Derivation:
membrane (a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Relating to or made of or similar to a membrane
Example:
membranous lining
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
membrane (a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants)
Derivation:
membrane (a thin pliable sheet of material)
Context examples:
The outermost layer of the membranous sac enclosing the embryo in higher vertebrates.
(Chorion, NCI Thesaurus)
A living organism that has membranous cell walls, requires oxygen and organic foods, and is capable of voluntary movement, as distinguished from a plant or mineral.
(Animal, NCI Thesaurus)
A sensory receptor of the ear located in the membranous ampulla of the semicircular duct.
(Ampullary Crest, NCI Thesaurus)
The portion of the urethra that extends from the meatus to the membranous urethra.
(Anterior Portion of the Urethra, NCI Thesaurus)
The bulging or depression of the membranous soft spots can be indicative of intracranial fluid buildup or systemic dehydration.
(Fontanelle, NCI Thesaurus)
Bepridil hydrochloride blocks calcium entry through membranous calcium channels of coronary and peripheral vascular smooth muscle, thereby dilating coronary arteries and peripheral arterioles.
(Bepridil Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)
Depending on the virus, the nucleocapsid may correspond to a naked core or be surrounded by a membranous envelope.
(Nucleocapsid Protein, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
Trachea -The cartilaginous and membranous tube descending from the larynx and branching into the right and left main bronchi.
(Murine Trachea and Bronchus, DEA-DEAIS)
An allelic variant of the MME gene is associated with fetomaternal alloimmunisation with antenatal glomerulopathies and membranous glomerulonephritis (FMAIG) as well as with renal failure in early adulthood.
(MME wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
A membranous tube containing endolymph within the cochlea between the scala vestibuli and the scala tympani.
(Cochlear Duct, NCI Thesaurus)
