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serous membrane
se·rous mem·brane (plural se·rous mem·branes)


noun 
Definition:
 
moist lining of body cavity: a thin moist transparent membrane that lines the body cavities and surrounds the internal organs, e.g. the peritoneum that lines the abdomen
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