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Cell Membrane

sel MEM-brayn

/sɛl ˈmɛmbreɪn/

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cellmembrane

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Selectively permeable barrier surrounding every living cell — a phospholipid bilayer embedded with proteins that controls what enters and exits the cell, maintaining the internal environment

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