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membral

UK/ˈmɛmbɹəl/

membral adjective: relating to a member, in various senses; especially, (anatomy, zoology) pertaining to a limb.

Adjective

membral (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) Relating to a member, in various senses; especially, (anatomy, zoology) pertaining to a limb.
    • This man speakes of an unnaturall ill-favourdnesse and membrall deformity, but we call ill-favourdnesse a kinde of unseemelinesse at the first sight, which chiefely lodgeth in the face, and by the colour worketh a dislike in us.1603, Michel de Montaigne, translated by John Florio, Essays, III.12

Origin of membral

From Latin membrum + -al.

Words formed from membral

Questions about membral

What does membral mean?
Membral means relating to a member, in various senses; especially, (anatomy, zoology) pertaining to a limb.
What part of speech is membral?
Membral is an adjective.
How do you pronounce membral?
Membral is pronounced /ˈmɛmbɹəl/ (UK).

Words near membral in the dictionary

  1. memberships
  2. memberwise
  3. membracid
  4. membracids
  5. membrain
  6. membral
  7. membrana
  8. membrana tympani
  9. membrana tympanica
  10. membranaceous
  11. membranaceously

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