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Thyrohyoid membrane
The membrane joining the hyoid bone and the thyroid cartilage.
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Selectively permeable membrane
A membrane that allows one substance, such as water, to pass through more readily than another, such as salt or sugar.
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Reticular membrane
The membrane formed by the cuticular plates of the distal ends of supporting cells in the organ of Corti.
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Quadrangular membrane
The upper portion of the elastic membrane of the larynx extending from the aryepiglottic folds to the level of the ventricular folds below.
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Pyophylactic membrane
The lining membrane of an abscess cavity separating it from healthy tissue.
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Pyogenic membrane
The granular lining of an abscess or fistula.
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Pupillary membrane
The transparent membrane closing the fetal pupil. If it persists after birth, it is known as persistent pupillary membrane.
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Pseudoserous membrane
A membrane resembling a serous membrane but differing in structure as the endothelium.
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Placental membrane
The membrane of the placenta that separates the maternal blood from fetal blood.
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Pharyngeal mucous membrane
The lining of the pharynx. The mucosa of the nasopharynx is pseudostratified ciliated epithelium; the mucosa of the oropharynx and laryngopharynx is stratified squamous epithelium.
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