Schneiderian membrane

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The mucous membrane that lines the nasal chambers; the pituitary membrane.

Word forms

Schneiderian membrane Schneiderian membranes

Etymology

Named after the German anatomist Konrad Viktor Schneider.

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