Brunn's membrane

Brunn's membrane

noun \ˈbru̇nz-\

Definition of BRUNN'S MEMBRANE

: the part of the nasal mucous membrane that serves as an organ of smell

Biographical Note for BRUNN'S MEMBRANE

Brunn, Albert von (1849–1895), German anatomist. Brunn described the membrane that bears his name in Senseorgans, a posthumous work published in 1897.