1. Noun
A biological membrane that separates and protects the interior of all cells from the outside environment
2. Noun
a thin membrane (a double layer of lipids) enclosing the cytoplasm of a cell; proteins in the membrane control passage of ions (like sodium or potassium or calcium) in and out of the cell; "all cells have a cell membrane"
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