MEMBRANOUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does membranous mean? 

• MEMBRANOUS (adjective)
  The adjective MEMBRANOUS has 2 senses:

1. relating to or made of or similar to a membrane

2. characterized by formation of a membrane (or something resembling a membrane)

  Familiarity information: MEMBRANOUS used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MEMBRANOUS (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Relating to or made of or similar to a membrane

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

membranous lining

Pertainym:

membrane (a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants)

Derivation:

membrane (a thin pliable sheet of material)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Characterized by formation of a membrane (or something resembling a membrane)

Synonyms:

membrane-forming; membranous

Context example:

membranous gastritis

Similar:

unhealthy (not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind)

Derivation:

membrane (a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants)

 Context examples 

Tiny vascular tissue projections from the membranous sac that surrounds the embryo.

(Chorionic Villus, NCI Thesaurus)

It was at least two feet in length, a curved bone, with a membranous veil beneath it.

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

The outer membranous connective tissue layer of the heart tissue.

(Epicardium, NCI Thesaurus)

It is classified into four histologic types: mesangial, focal, diffuse, and membranous.

(Lupus Glomerulonephritis, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

It consists of an osseous and a membranous portion.

(Murine Inner Ear, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

A sac-like closed membranous structure that may be empty or contain fluid or amorphous material.

(Cyst, NCI Thesaurus)

Partial or complete obstruction of the duodenal lumen due to the presence of a membranous web.

(Duodenal Web, NCI Thesaurus)

A conical membranous sac filled with serous fluid in which the heart as well as the roots of the aorta and other large blood vessels are contained.

(Pericardium, NCI Thesaurus)

An immunophenotypic finding indicating positive membranous reactivity to a specific antibody.

(Membranous Positivity Present, NCI Thesaurus)

The extraembryonic membranous sac surrounding the embryo of amniote vertebrates.

(Chorionic Sac, NCI Thesaurus)