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Decidual membrane
One of the membranes formed in the endometrium of a pregnant uterus.
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Cricothyroid membrane
The membrane connecting the thyroid and cricoid cartilages of the larynx.
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Costocoracoid membrane
The dense fascia between the pectoralis minor and subclavius muscles.
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Buccopharyngeal membrane
In the embryo, the membrane that separates the oral cavity from the foregut until the fourth week of development.
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Atlanto-occipital membrane
A single midline ligamentous structure that extends from the arch of the atlas to the borders of the foramen magnum.
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Alveolocapillary membrane
The structures and substances through which gases must pass as they diffuse from air to blood (oxygen) or blood to air (carbon dioxide), including the alveolar fluid and surfactant, cell of the alveolar wall, interstitial space (tissue fluid), and cell of the capillary wall.
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Melting point
Temperature at which conversion of a solid to a liquid begins.
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Melotia
Congenital displacement of the ear on the cheek.
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Melorheostosis
A rare sclerotic tumor of long bones in which new bone formation resembles a candle with wax dripping down the sides.
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Meleney’s ulcer
An infection of an operative site that typically appears 1 to 2 weeks after surgery, and festers as a result of the combined action of multiple different microorganisms. It is characterized by areas of reddened and inflamed skin surrounding necrotic centers, with communicating tracts or tunnels that ulcerate through the outer layer of skin at…
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