Definition
Thin, flexible sheets of tissue or material that cover, line, or connect parts of an organism or structure.
Etymology
From Latin 'membrana' meaning skin or parchment, derived from 'membrum' (limb). Originally referred to animal skins used for writing material, later extended to biological tissues that separate or connect body structures.
Kelly Says
Ancient parchment and modern cell membranes share the crucial function of selective permeability! Both allow some things to pass through while blocking others, whether ink on parchment or nutrients through cell walls, showing how fundamental this concept is to information and life.
Translations
CACatalà
membranes
mɛm.bɾa.nes
CSČeština
membrány
mɛm.braː.niː
DADansk
membraner
mɛm.bʁa.nɛr
DEDeutsch
Membranen
mɛm.bʁaˈneːn
ELΕλληνικά
μεμβράνες
me.mˈvra.nes
ESEspañol
membranas
meˈm.bɾa.nas
FRFrançais
membranes
mɛm.bʁan
HIहिन्दी
झिल्लियाँ
jhil.lī.ā̃
HUMagyar
hártyák
hɒr.tjaːk
IDBahasa Indonesia
membran
mɛm.bran
ITItaliano
membrane
meˈm.bra.ne
KKKK
мембраналар
mʲɪm.bra.na.lar
MSBahasa Melayu
membran
mɛm.bran
NLNederlands
membranen
mɛm.braː.nən
NONorsk
membraner
mɛm.bra.neːr
PTPortuguês
membranas
mɛmˈbɾɐnɐs
RORomână
membrane
meˈm.bra.ne
RUРусский
мембраны
mʲɪmˈbranɨ
SVSvenska
membraner
mɛm.bra.neːr
SWKiswahili
membrani
me.mbra.ni
TAதமிழ்
படலங்கள்
pa.ṭa.laṅ.kaḷ
TRTürkçe
zarflar
zaɾˈflaɾ
UKУкраїнська
мембрани
mɛmˈbranɪ
ZUZU
izimembanisi
i.zi.me.mba.ni.si