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Membrane vs Serosa - What's the difference?

membrane | serosa |

As nouns the difference between membrane and serosa

is that membrane is membrane while serosa is a membrane which lines an internal cavity to protect the contents and which secretes serum.

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

    serosa

    English

    Noun

    (serosae)
  • A membrane which lines an internal cavity to protect the contents and which secretes serum.
  • * {{quote-book, 1955, title=Bulletin de l'Organisation mondiale de la santé, author=
  • , passage=Like the serous membranes of dehydrated cholera victims in general, the serosae of the small intestines in particular are often covered by a sticky and slimy coat,}}
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  • Synonyms

    * (membrane) serous membrane

    Derived terms

    * (membrane) serosal, subserosa

    See also

    * (membrane) mucosa, amnion, adventitia