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Pituitary :: Pituitary (a.) Secreting mucus or phlegm; as, the pituitary membrane, or the mucous membrane which lines the nasal cavities..

Crystalloid :: Crystalloid (n.) A body which, in solution, diffuses readily through animal membranes, and generally is capable of being crystallized; -- opposed to colloid..

Nympha :: Nympha (n.) Two folds of mucous membrane, within the labia, at the opening of the vulva..

Diffusible :: Diffusible (a.) Capable of passing through animal membranes by osmosis.

Branchiostegal :: Branchiostegal (a.) Pertaining to the membrane covering the gills of fishes.

Integument :: Integument (n.) That which naturally invests or covers another thing, as the testa or the tegmen of a seed; specifically (Anat.), a covering which invests the body, as the skin, or a membrane that invests a particular..

Diaphragm :: Diaphragm (n.) A dividing membrane or thin partition, commonly with an opening through it..

Vaginal :: Vaginal (a.) Of or pertaining to a vagina; resembling a vagina, or sheath; thecal; as, a vaginal synovial membrane; the vaginal process of the temporal bone..

Hyaloid :: Hyaloid (a.) Resembling glass; vitriform; transparent; hyaline; as, the hyaloid membrane, a very delicate membrane inclosing the vitreous humor of the eye..

Periosteum :: Periosteum (n.) The membrane of fibrous connective tissue which closely invests all bones except at the articular surfaces.

Fenestra :: Fenestra (n.) A small opening; esp., one of the apertures, closed by membranes, between the tympanum and internal ear..

Branchiostege :: Branchiostege () The branchiostegal membrane. See Illustration in Appendix.

Afterbirth :: Afterbirth (n.) The placenta and membranes with which the fetus is connected, and which come away after delivery..

Dura Mater :: Dura mater () The tough, fibrous membrane, which lines the cavity of the skull and spinal column, and surrounds the brain and spinal cord; -- frequently abbreviated to dura..

Sneeze :: Sneeze (v. i.) To emit air, chiefly through the nose, audibly and violently, by a kind of involuntary convulsive force, occasioned by irritation of the inner membrane of the nose..

Pleuroperitoneum :: Pleuroperitoneum (n.) The pleural and peritoneal membranes, or the membrane lining the body cavity and covering the surface of the inclosed viscera; the peritoneum; -- used especially in the case of those animals in which the body cavity is not divided..

Amnion :: Amnion (n.) A thin membrane surrounding the embryos of mammals, birds, and reptiles..

Retina :: Retina (n.) The delicate membrane by which the back part of the globe of the eye is lined, and in which the fibers of the optic nerve terminate. See Eye..

Fin-toed :: Fin-toed (a.) Having toes connected by a membrane; palmiped; palmated; also, lobate..

Veliger :: Veliger (n.) Any larval gastropod or bivalve mollusk in the state when it is furnished with one or two ciliated membranes for swimming.

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