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membranous


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Membranous  \Mem"bra*nous\,  a.  [Cf.  F.  membraneux.] 
  1.  Pertaining  to  consisting  of  or  resembling,  membrane;  as 
  a  membranous  covering  or  lining. 
 
  2.  (Bot.)  Membranaceous. 
 
  {Membranous  croup}  (Med.),  true  croup.  See  {Croup}. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  membranous 
  adj  1:  relating  to  or  made  of  or  similar  to  a  membrane;  "membranous 
  lining" 
  2:  characterized  by  formation  of  a  membrane  (or  something 
  resembling  a  membrane);  "membranous  gastritis"  [syn:  {membrane-forming}] 




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