membrane
noun
mem·brane
ˈmem-ˌbrān 
1
: a thin soft pliable sheet or layer especially of animal or plant origin
2
: a piece of parchment forming part of a roll
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An amniotic allograft uses human amniotic fluid or membrane to heal wounds.
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Stephanie Innes, The Arizona Republic, 29 June 2024
The team focused its search for a new drug on compounds that suppress the Lol system, which shuttles lipoproteins between the inner and outer membranes in gram-negative bacteria.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 20 June 2024
But the maternal fetal doctor told them that the cerclage hadn’t been effective, and amniotic membrane was coming through her cervix.
—Lonyae Coulter, Kansas City Star, 14 June 2024
The rules list three conditions that could put a pregnant person’s life at risk: premature rupture of membranes, ectopic pregnancy and molar pregnancy.
—NPR, 14 June 2024
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Stephanie Innes, The Arizona Republic, 29 June 2024
The team focused its search for a new drug on compounds that suppress the Lol system, which shuttles lipoproteins between the inner and outer membranes in gram-negative bacteria.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 20 June 2024
But the maternal fetal doctor told them that the cerclage hadn’t been effective, and amniotic membrane was coming through her cervix.
—Lonyae Coulter, Kansas City Star, 14 June 2024
The rules list three conditions that could put a pregnant person’s life at risk: premature rupture of membranes, ectopic pregnancy and molar pregnancy.
—NPR, 14 June 2024
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membrane
noun
mem·brane
ˈmem-ˌbrān
: a thin soft flexible sheet or layer especially of a plant or animal part (as a cell, tissue, or organ)
membranous
adjective
ˈmem-brə-nəs
Medical Definition
membrane
noun
mem·brane
ˈmem-ˌbrān
1
: a thin soft pliable sheet or layer especially of animal or plant origin
2
: a limiting protoplasmic surface or interface see nuclear membrane, plasma membrane
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