different between membrane vs icteric

English

Etymology

Late Middle English, borrowed from Latin membr?na (“skin or membrane that covers parts of the body”), from membrum (“a limb or member of the body”) +? -?na. Doublet of membrana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?m?m.b?e?n/
• Rhymes: -?mb?e?n

Noun

membrane (plural membranes)

1. (anatomy, zootomy) A flexible enclosing or separating tissue forming a plane or film and separating two environments.

   Hyponyms: aperture membrane, basement membrane, Bruch's membrane, cyclitic membrane, Descemet's membrane, hyaloid membrane, Jacob's membrane, mucous membrane, nictating membrane, nictitating membrane, Reissner's membrane, ruptured membrane, Schneiderian membrane, serous membrane, synovial membrane, tectorial membrane, tympanic membrane, virginal membrane, Zinn's membrane

   1. A mechanical, thin, flat flexible part that can deform or vibrate when excited by an external force.

      Hyponym: single-ply membrane

   2. A flexible or semiflexible covering or waterproofing whose primary function is to exclude water.
   3. (biology) A microscopic double layer of lipids and proteins forming the boundary of cells or organelles.

      Hyponyms: cell membrane, haptogenic membrane, ion-selective membrane, nuclear membrane, plasma membrane

2. A piece of parchment forming part of a roll.

Derived terms

Translations

References

• “membrane”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “membrane”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin membr?na.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /m??.b?an/

Noun

membrane f (plural membranes)

1. membrane

Derived terms

Further reading

• “membrane” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Italian

Noun

membrane f pl

1. plural of membrana

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mem?bra.ne/

Noun

membrane

1. plural of membran?

English

Alternative forms

• icterical (dated)

Etymology

From icterus (“jaundice”) +? -ic, or Latin ictericus.

Adjective

icteric (comparative more icteric, superlative most icteric)

1. (medicine) Jaundiced (having icterus); having yellowing of the skin, mucous membranes of the sclerae of the eyes, or other parts of the body.
2. Relating to jaundice.

Usage notes

• Jaundiced is more commonly used than icteric.
• Icteric should not be confused with ictal, a reference to a physiological state or event such as a seizure, stroke, or headache.

Noun

icteric (plural icterics)

1. A medicine for jaundice.

See also

• icteric on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Jaundice on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Romanian

Etymology

From French ictérique

Adjective

icteric m or n (feminine singular icteric?, masculine plural icterici, feminine and neuter plural icterice)

1. icteric

Declension