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Membranous   /mˈɛmbrənəs/   Listen
Membranous

adjective
1.
Relating to or made of or similar to a membrane.
2.
Characterized by formation of a membrane (or something resembling a membrane).  Synonym: membrane-forming.



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membranous labyrinth


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"Membranous" Quotes from Famous Books



... the larynx is liberally supplied with secreting glands, whose function is to keep the parts moist. Above the vocal bands, another pair of membranous ligaments are stretched across the larynx forming, with its sides and the vocal bands, a pouch or pocket. The upper ligaments are sometimes called the false vocal cords, but are more properly termed ventricular bands. Their ...
— The Child-Voice in Singing • Francis E. Howard
... a curve of about 1/4 of an inch in diameter. They pass out from the vestibule, and after bending around somewhat like a hoop, they return again to the vestibule. Each bony canal contains within it a membranous canal, at the end of which it is dilated ...
— A Practical Physiology • Albert F. Blaisdell


Words linked to "Membranous" :   unhealthy, membrane-forming, membrane, membranous labyrinth


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