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Membrane vs Fusome - What's the difference?

membrane | fusome |

As nouns the difference between membrane and fusome

is that membrane is membrane while fusome is (biology) a germ cell-specific organelle assembled from membrane skeletal proteins and membranous vesicles.

As an adjective fusome is

(uk|dialect|obsolete) handy.

membrane

English

(wikipedia membrane)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A flexible enclosing or separating tissue forming a plane or film and separating two environments (usually in a plant or animal).
  • A mechanical, thin, flat flexible part that can deform or vibrate when excited by an external force.
  • A flexible or semi-flexible covering or waterproofing whose primary function is to exclude water.

    • Derived terms

    * neomembrane

    fusome

    English

    Etymology 1

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (UK, dialect, obsolete) handy
  • (UK, dialect, obsolete) neat; handsome
  • (UK, dialect, obsolete) notable
    • (Halliwell)

    Etymology 2

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    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (biology) A germ cell-specific organelle assembled from membrane skeletal proteins and membranous vesicles