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Medical Term

membrane

also: membranes

1. a thin composite layer of LIPOPROTEIN surrounding an individual CELL . 2. a thin layer of tissue surrounding an organ, lining a cavity or tube or separating tissues and organs within the body.

Source: mediLexicon corpus · slug membrane