Mucous membrane
Translation- Mucous membrane
- Mucous Mu"cous, a. [L. mucosus, fr. mucus mucus.]
1. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, mucus; slimy, ropy, or
stringy, and lubricous; as, a mucous substance.
[1913 Webster]
2. Secreting a slimy or mucigenous substance; as, the mucous membrane. [1913 Webster]
{Mucous membrane}. (Anat.) See under {Membrane}.
{Mucous patches} (Med.), elevated patches found in the mucous membranes of the mouth and anus, usually due to syphilis.
{Mucous tissue} (Anat.), a form of connective tissue in an early stage of development, found in the umbilical cord and in the embryo, and also in certain tumors called myxomata. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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