Words Like MEMBRANE

We have put together a list of words that are similar to MEMBRANE.

26 Alternative Words Similar to membrane

1 Drumhead Noun      Hyponym Words Like Drumhead
2 Head Noun      Hyponym Words Like Head
3 Hyaloid Noun      Hyponym Words Like Hyaloid
4 Midriff Noun      Hyponym Words Like Midriff
5 Periosteum Noun      Hyponym
6 Adventitia Noun      Hyponym
7 Tympanum Noun      Hyponym
8 Cornea Noun      Hyponym
9 Sarcolemma Noun      Hyponym
10 Perithelium Noun      Hyponym
11 Trophoblast Noun      Hyponym
12 Lamella Noun      Hyponym
13 Myringa Noun      Hyponym
14 Eardrum Noun      Hyponym
15 Ependyma Noun      Hyponym
16 Synovium Noun      Hyponym
17 Endosteum Noun      Hyponym
18 Tunic Noun      Hyponym
19 Chorioallantois Noun      Hyponym
20 Retina Noun      Hyponym
21 Choroid Noun      Hyponym
22 Axolemma Noun      Hyponym
23 Tunica Noun      Hyponym
24 Endocranium Noun      Hyponym
25 Mucosa Noun      Hyponym
26 Intima Noun      Hyponym

10 definitions of membrane

1 A thin layer or fold of tissue, usually supported by a fibrous network, serving to cover or line some part or organ, and often secreting or absorbing certain fluids.
2 a thin pliable sheet of material
3 a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants
4 Biology A thin, pliable layer of tissue covering surfaces or separating or connecting regions, structures, or organs of an animal or a plant.
5 Biology Cell membrane.
6 A piece of parchment.
7 Chemistry A thin sheet of natural or synthetic material that is permeable to substances in solution.
8 A thin pliable expansive structure of the body; an expansion of any soft tissue or part in the form of a sheet or layer, investing or lining some other structure or connecting two or more structures.
9 In entomology, specifically, the membranous terminal part of a hemielytrum; the membrane of the fore wing of a hemipter. See cut under clavus.
10 A skin prepared for being written on.
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