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C12749Level 3

Membrane

**Semantic type:** Tissue

**Definition:** A thin sheet or layer of pliable tissue, serving as a covering or envelope of a part, as the lining of a cavity, as a partition or septum, or to connect two structures.

**Synonyms:** - Membranous - membrane

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