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mucous membrane
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mucous membrane
(gcide) | mucosa \mucosa\ n.
The mucus-secreting membrane lining all body cavities or
passages that communicate with the exterior; called also
mucous membrane.
Syn: mucous membrane.
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Mucous membrane
(gcide) | 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.
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2. Secreting a slimy or mucigenous substance; as, the mucous
membrane.
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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.
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mucous membrane
(wn) | mucous membrane
n 1: mucus-secreting membrane lining all body cavities or
passages that communicate with the exterior [syn: {mucous
membrane}, mucosa] |
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Mucous membrane
(gcide) | mucosa \mucosa\ n.
The mucus-secreting membrane lining all body cavities or
passages that communicate with the exterior; called also
mucous membrane.
Syn: mucous membrane.
[WordNet 1.5]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.
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2. Secreting a slimy or mucigenous substance; as, the mucous
membrane.
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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.
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Mucous membranes
(gcide) | Membrane \Mem"brane\, n. [F., fr. L. membrana the skin that
covers the separate members of the body, fr. L. membrum. See
Member.] (Anat.)
A thin layer or fold of tissue, usually supported by a
fibrous network, serving to cover or line some part or organ,
and often secreting or absorbing certain fluids.
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Note: The term is also often applied to the thin, expanded
parts, of various texture, both in animals and
vegetables.
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Adventitious membrane, a membrane connecting parts not
usually connected, or of a different texture from the
ordinary connection; as, the membrane of a cicatrix.
Jacob's membrane. See under Retina.
Mucous membranes (Anat.), the membranes lining passages and
cavities which communicate with the exterior, as well as
ducts and receptacles of secretion, and habitually
secreting mucus.
Schneiderian membrane. (Anat.) See Schneiderian.
Serous membranes (Anat.), the membranes, like the
peritoneum and pleura, which line, or lie in, cavities
having no obvious outlet, and secrete a serous fluid.
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