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English noun: plasma membrane | |||
| 1. | plasma membrane (body) a thin membrane (a double layer of lipids) enclosing the cytoplasm of a cell; proteins in the membrane control passage of ions (like sodium or potassium or calcium) in and out of the cell | ||
| Samples | All cells have a cell membrane. | ||
| Synonyms | cell membrane, cytomembrane | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | semipermeable membrane | ||
| Part meronym | cell | ||
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