- keratogenous membrane
- 1. matrix unguis. 2. a similar structure in the hoof of an animal, from which horny tissue grows.
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keratogenous membrane
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Keratogenous — Ker a*tog e*nous, a. [Gr. ke ras, atos, horn + genous.] Producing horn; as, the keratogenous membrane within the horny hoof of the horse. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
membrane — 1. A thin sheet or layer of pliable tissue, serving as a covering or envelope of a part, as the lining of a cavity, as a partition or septum, or to connect two structures. SYN: membrana [TA]. 2. SYN: biomembrane. [L. membrana, a skin or m … Medical dictionary
matrix — 1. [NA] The formative portion of a tooth or a nail. 2. The intercellular substance of a tissue. 3. A surrounding substance within which something is contained or embedded, e.g., the fatty tissue in which blood vessel s or … Medical dictionary
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