A membrane; a thin layer of skin or tissue. Obsolete.
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| 释义 | the world > life > the body > bodily substance > membrane > [noun] (36) rimeOE A membrane; a thin layer of skin or tissue. Obsolete. hameOE A covering, esp. a natural covering, integument; skin, membrane, slough (of a serpent). skina1398 A thin layer of tissue lining an internal part of the body; esp. the peritoneum or pleura. Cf. mesothelium, n. Now only in gold-beater's skin n. at g… caul1398 Anatomy. Any investing membrane or structure, as the membranes of the brain. caul of the heart: apparently the pericardium; also figurative (from… shrine1398 transferred. Used for: An enclosing membrane. Obsolete. tunicle1398 A membrane enclosing a bodily organ, part of a plant, etc.; = tunic, n. 4. Obsolete (or rare and archaic). panniclea1400 Anatomy and Zoology. Originally: a membrane or thin sheet or layer of tissue in a human or animal body; spec. (more fully carnous pannicle, fleshy pa… pelliculea1400 = pellicle, n. slougha1400 A skin, caul, or membrane, enclosing or covering the body or some part of it. membrane?a1425 Anatomy and Zoology. A thin sheet of tissue or layer of cells, usually serving to cover or line an organ or part, or to separate or connect parts… pellicle?a1425 A small or thin skin; a fine sheet or layer covering a surface or (occasionally) enclosing a cavity; a membrane, a cuticle, a film. pellet?1440 A thin skin or membrane; a pellicle. Obsolete. rare. enfolder1545 One who or something which enfolds; †in quot. spec. an enveloping membrane. kell1545 Anatomy. An investing membrane or film: = caul, n.1 4. involucre1578 That which envelops or enwraps; a case, covering, envelope; spec. in Anatomy, a membranous envelope, as the pericardium. skinlet1598 A thin skin; a membrane. striffena1612 A thin membranous film; a thin skin or membrane. swathe1615 transferred. A natural formation constituting a wrapping; †a covering membrane, integument; an object that enwraps something, as a cloud. veil1639 A piece of amnion covering the head or other parts of a newborn baby; = caul, n.1 5b. tunic1661 transferred. Anatomy. A membranous sheath enveloping or lining an organ of the body; a ‘coat’. swath-band1668 transferred. An enveloping membrane. rare. involucruma1676 Outer covering, envelope; covering membrane; = involucre, n. 1. wall1682 Anatomy and Zoology. The membranous investment or lining tissue (of any organ or cavity of the body, of a vesicle, tumour, and the like). Also Botany… panniculus1702 A membrane or sheet of tissue; spec. the panniculus carnosus or panniculus adiposus. Cf. pannicle, n. 1. theca1807 Zoology and Anatomy. A case or sheath enclosing some organ or part: as Subcategories:— covering with (1) — mucous (7) — pituitary (1) — basement (1) — serous (1) |
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