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Word: Membrane
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Latin membrana, from membrum ‘limb’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈmɛmbreɪn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a thin sheet of tissue or layer of cells acting as a boundary, lining, or partition in an organism
Short Definition:pliable sheet of tissue or layer of cells acting as boundary
Examples:- the nucleus is a distinct region with a membrane around it
- the mucous membrane
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