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Schneiderian membrane
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Schnei·de·ri·an membrane
\shnī-ˌdir-ē-ən-\
Medical Definition of Schneiderian membrane
: modified mucous membrane forming the epithelial part of the olfactory organ
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Biographical Note for schneiderian membrane
Schneider
\ˈshnīd-ər\play , Conrad Victor
(1614–1680), German anatomist. Schneider was professor of medicine at Wittenberg. In 1660 he published a work on catarrh in which he described the nasal mucous membrane, now known as the Schneiderian membrane.
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