membranous
Thin and pliable
Membranous describes something resembling or made of membrane—thin, flexible, pliable tissue.
In anatomy and biology, membranous structures are soft rather than bony or cartilaginous: the membranous labyrinth of the inner ear, membranous wings of insects.
The word appears in medical contexts describing abnormal membrane formation: membranous nephropathy.
Filmy, delicate material
- diaphanousDelicately translucent
- filmyThin and translucent
- gauzyThin and transparent
- sheerAbsolute; also diaphanous
translucent · pellucid · wispy · delicate · filamentous · papery · tissue-thin · veined
Membrane lining the abdomen
- pleuraMembrane around lungs
- pericardiumMembranous cardiac enclosure
- duraOutermost meningeal membrane
- arachnoidOf or like spiders
synovial · serous · endocardium · mucosa · meninges · amnion · chorion · tympanic
Bodily pouch structure
- capsuleEnclosed dose container
- septumInternal anatomical partition
- laminaThin flat layer
- sheathProtective blade covering
envelope · lining · pouch · cyst · bladder · wing · webbing · fold
Phosphate-containing membrane lipid
- bilayerTwo-layer molecular arrangement
- organelleSubcellular functional unit
- vesicleSmall fluid-filled sac
- cytoplasmicWithin cell's gel-like matrix
semipermeable · osmosis · diffusion · lipid · receptor · transporter · glycoprotein · endoplasmic
gossamer
Filmy, delicate material
- diaphanousDelicately translucent
- filmyThin and translucent
- gauzyThin and transparent
sheer · translucent · pellucid · wispy · delicate · filamentous · papery · tissue-thin · veined · weblike
peritoneum
Membrane lining the abdomen
- pleuraMembrane around lungs
- pericardiumMembranous cardiac enclosure
- duraOutermost meningeal membrane
arachnoid · synovial · serous · endocardium · mucosa · meninges · amnion · chorion · tympanic · nictitating
sac
Bodily pouch structure
sheath · envelope · lining · pouch · cyst · bladder · wing · webbing · fold · layer
phospholipid
Phosphate-containing membrane lipid
- bilayerTwo-layer molecular arrangement
- organelleSubcellular functional unit
- vesicleSmall fluid-filled sac
cytoplasmic · semipermeable · osmosis · diffusion · lipid · receptor · transporter · glycoprotein · endoplasmic · permeability
bract
Leaflike floral structure
- anatomy termsanterior, posterior, dorsal, ventral, medial
- tissue traitsconnective, elastic, fibrous, muscular, nervous
- cell termscellular, cytoplasmic, nuclear, mitotic, eukaryotic
- texturessmoothness, smooth, soft, rough, roughness
- delicatedelicate, fragile, dainty, frail, tender
- thin & flatflat, thin, papery, filmy, wafer-thin