SINCE 1828
pharyngeal membrane
nounMedical Definition of pharyngeal membrane
: any of several embryonic membranes composed chiefly of ectoderm and endoderm that separate a branchial cleft from a pharyngeal pouch and include one which contributes to the formation of the tympanic membrane
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