Medical Definition of Membrana vitrea

1. A transparent homogeneous acellular layer between the substantia propria and the endothelial layer of the cornea; considered to be a highly developed basement membrane. Synonym: lamina limitans posterior corneae, membrana vitrea, Descemet's membrane, Duddell's membrane, entocornea, hyaloid membrane, lamina elastica posterior, limiting layers of cornea, membrana hyaloidea, posterior elastic layer, tunica vitrea, vitreous membrane. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Membrana Vitrea

membrana sterni
membrana striata
membrana succingens
membrana suprapleuralis
membrana synovialis
membrana tectoria
membrana tectoria ductus cochlearis
membrana tensa
membrana thyrohyoidea
membrana tympani
membrana tympani secundaria
membrana versicolor
membrana vibrans
membrana vitellina
membranaceous
membranae intercostalia
membranal
membranate
membrane
membrane-bound proton-translocating PPi synthase
membrane-coating granule
membrane-forming
membrane-type 3 matrix metalloproteinase
membrane-type 4 matrix metalloproteinase
membrane-type matrix metalloproteinase
membrane attack complex
membrane bone
membrane capacitance

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