lipomembrane

lipomembrane
lip·o·mem·brane (lip″o-memґbrān) a thickened, undulating, membranelike structure seen in certain degenerative conditions, believed to be degenerated cell membranes of lipocytes and macrophages. lipomembranous adj

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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