membrane /memˈbrān or -brin/

1. A thin flexible solid sheet or film
2. A thin sheetlike structure, usu fibrous, connecting other structures or covering or lining a part or organ (biology)
3. A skin of parchment

membranaceous /-brə-nāˈshəs/, membrānˈeous (rare) or memˈbranous /-brə-nəs/ adjective

1. Like or of the nature of a membrane
2. Thin, translucent, and papery (botany)

membrane bone noun

One formed directly from connective tissue without passing through a stage of cartilage

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