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1. membrane-forming
adjective. characterized by formation of a membrane (or something resembling a membrane).
Synonyms
Rhymes with Synovial Membrane
Sentences with synovial-membrane
1. Noun Phrase
Surrounding freely movable joints like the shoulder, elbow, or knee is a synovial membrane.
2. Noun Phrase
The fibrous capsule, together with the synovial membrane is part of the joint capsule.
3. Noun Phrase
Sufferers may experience erosion of the synovial membrane in joints and loss of cartilage.
4. Noun Phrase
Rheumatoid arthritis causes bone loss, eroded cartilage and a thickening of the synovial membrane**.
2. membrane
noun. ['ˈmɛmˌbreɪn'] a thin pliable sheet of material.
Synonyms
Etymology
- membrana (Latin)
- membrum (Latin)
3. membrane
noun. ['ˈmɛmˌbreɪn'] a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants.
Synonyms
- tympanum
- lamella
- adventitia
- perithelium
- cornea
- myringa
- choroid
- meninges
- hyaloid
- mucous membrane
- intima
- diaphragm
- serous membrane
- hyaloid membrane
- semipermeable membrane
- trophoblast
- tunic
- synovium
- capsula glomeruli
- ciliary body
- eardrum
- tunica
- ependyma
- sarcolemma
- phospholipid
- serosa
- fetal membrane
- midriff
- fertilization membrane
- endocranium
- web
- chorioallantoic membrane
- basilar membrane
- mucosa
- Bowman's capsule
- glomerular capsule
- tympanic membrane
- periosteum
- endosteum
- retina
- meninx
- iris
- synovial membrane
- choroid coat
- chorioallantois
- animal tissue
- axolemma
Etymology
- membrana (Latin)
- membrum (Latin)