Membrane Synonym

Membrane Definitions

Useful Words

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Adventitia : غلافی جھلی , Paries : دیوار , Pellicle : پردہ , Pleura : پھیپھڑے کی جھلی , Gingiva : مسوڑھا , Laminate : ورق چڑھانا , Clapper : زبان , Pemphigus : جلد پر چھالوں کی بیماری , Eardrum : کان کا پردہ , Pertussis : کالی کھانسی , Pericardium : دل کی جھلی , Acoustic Meatus : کان کی نالی , Meninges : سحایا , Peptic Ulcer : زخم ہاضم , Caul : غلاف سر جنین , Coryza : شدید زکام , Herpes : سوجن کا مرض , Drum : ڈھول , Mucosa : لعابی جھلی , Sheet Metal : دھات , Foil : باریک ورق نما , Trench Mouth : منھ کی وبائی بیماری , Retina : پردہ چشم , Active Transport : دوا یا غذا کی جسم میں ترسیل , Auriscope : گوش بیں آلہ , Coat : رنگ و روغن کی تہ , Film : پتلی جلد , Synovitis : جوڑوں کا ورم , Lamina : پتری , Skim : باریک تہ , Periosteum : ہڈیوں کے اوپر کی جھلی

Useful Words Definitions

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Adventitia: an enveloping or covering membrane or layer of body tissue.

Paries: (anatomy) a layer (a lining or membrane) that encloses a structure.

Pellicle: thin protective membrane in some protozoa.

Pleura: the thin serous membrane around the lungs and inner walls of the chest.

Gingiva: the tissue (covered by mucous membrane) of the jaws that surrounds the bases of the teeth.

Laminate: cover with a thin sheet of non-fabric material.

Clapper: a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity.

Pemphigus: a skin disease characterized by large thin-walled blisters (bullae) arising from normal skin or mucous membrane.

Eardrum: the membrane in the ear that vibrates to sound.

Pertussis: a disease of the respiratory mucous membrane.

Pericardium: a serous membrane with two layers that surrounds the heart.

Acoustic Meatus: either of the passages in the outer ear from the auricle to the tympanic membrane.

Meninges: a membrane (one of 3) that envelops the brain and spinal cord.

Peptic Ulcer: an ulcer of the mucous membrane lining of the alimentary tract.

Caul: the inner membrane of embryos in higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth).

Coryza: an inflammation of the mucous membrane lining the nose (usually associated with nasal discharge).

Herpes: viral diseases causing eruptions of the skin or mucous membrane.

Drum: a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end.

Mucosa: mucus-secreting membrane lining all body cavities or passages that communicate with the exterior.

Sheet Metal: sheet of metal formed into a thin plate.

Foil: a piece of thin and flexible sheet metal.

Trench Mouth: an acute communicable infection of the respiratory tract and mouth marked by ulceration of the mucous membrane.

Retina: the innermost light-sensitive membrane covering the back wall of the eyeball; it is continuous with the optic nerve.

Active Transport: transport of a substance (as a protein or drug) across a cell membrane against the concentration gradient; requires an expenditure of energy.

Auriscope: medical instrument consisting of a magnifying lens and light; used for examining the external ear (the auditory meatus and especially the tympanic membrane).

Coat: a thin layer covering something.

Film: a thin coating or layer.

Synovitis: inflammation of the synovial membrane that lines a synovial joint; results in pain and swelling.

Lamina: a thin plate or layer (especially of bone or mineral).

Skim: a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid.

Periosteum: a dense fibrous membrane covering the surface of bones (except at their extremities) and serving as an attachment for tendons and muscles; contains nerves and blood vessels that nourish the enclosed bone.