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| electroporation |
in genetics, a method of introducing foreign DNA into a cell by means of an electric pulse that makes the cell membrane more permeable. |
| endocarditis |
inflammation of the thin membrane lining the inside of the heart. |
| endometrial |
of or pertaining to the mucous membrane that lines the uterus. |
| endometrium |
the membrane that lines the uterus. |
| eukaryote |
an organism composed of a cell or cells that contain a membrane-bound nucleus. (Cf. prokaryote.) |
| fontanel |
any of the soft openings, covered by a membrane, between the incomplete skull bones of fetuses, infants, and young animals. |
| frenum |
a membrane or fold of skin, such as that under the tongue, that controls or restrains the movement of a body part. |
| hymen |
a fold of mucous membrane that partly closes the outer opening of the vagina. |
| integument |
something that covers, coats, or encloses, esp. a skin, membrane, coat, or other natural covering. |
| intermembrane |
combined form of membrane. |
| iris |
the colored, round membrane surrounding the pupil of the eye. [1/2 definitions] |
| lacrimal bone |
the thin membrane bone that forms the front part of the inner wall of each eye socket, near the tear glands. |
| lamella |
a thin flat plate, scale, membrane, blade, or layer of bone or tissue, such as is found in or forms the gills of bivalve mollusks and mushrooms. |
| ligule |
a thin membrane attached to the base of the blade of most grasses. [1/2 definitions] |
| mesentery |
the membrane that encloses the small intestine and connects it to the spinal wall of the abdomen. |
| middle ear |
the central part of the ear, consisting of the eardrum or tympanic membrane and a cavity containing three small bones. |
| mucosa |
a membrane that secretes mucus, lining all body parts that are in direct or indirect contact with the exterior. |
| mucous membrane |
a lubricating membrane that lines various surfaces or organs, as of the respiratory, digestive, and genitourinary tracts. |
| mucus |
a viscid substance that is secreted by the lubricating membrane that lines bodily passages and organs, and that acts as a moist, protective coating of their walls. |
| nautilus |
any of several related mollusks of the Indian or South Pacific Ocean, having a spiral, chambered shell lined with a pearly membrane; chambered nautilus; pearly nautilus. |
| nictitating membrane |
a thin, transparent membrane that forms an inner eyelid on birds, reptiles, and some mammals, that can be closed to keep the eye clean and moist. |
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