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unit membrane
noun
Definition of UNIT MEMBRANE
: the limiting membrane of cells and various organelles viewed formerly as a 3-layered structure with an inner lipid layer and two outer protein layers and currently as a fluid phospholipid bilayer with intercalating proteins
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First Known Use of UNIT MEMBRANE
1959
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unit membrane
noun
Medical Definition of UNIT MEMBRANE
: the limiting membrane of cells and various organelles viewed formerly as a 3-layered structure with an inner lipid layer and two outer protein layers and currently as a fluid phospholipid bilayer with intercalated proteins
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