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ELASTIC MEMBRANE

\ɪlˈastɪk mˈɛmbɹe͡ɪn], \ɪlˈastɪk mˈɛmbɹe‍ɪn], \ɪ_l_ˈa_s_t_ɪ_k m_ˈɛ_m_b_ɹ_eɪ_n]\

Definitions of ELASTIC MEMBRANE

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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A membrane made up largely of elastic fibers.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

A m. composed largely of elastic tissue; it is often fenestrated.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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