membranous
Having the qualities of, or pertaining to, a membrane.
Other meanings
Accompanying the formation of a usually abnormal membrane or membranous layer.
Thin, pliable, and often transparent.
Related words
- cytomembranous
- acute membranous gingivitis
- membranously
- semimembranous
- multimembranous
- polymembranous
- nonmembranous
- cartilagino-membranous
- submembranous
- endomembranous
- intramembranous
- intermembranous
Word history
From Middle French "membraneux".
Where this comes from
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