Complete Definition of "mucous membrane"

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Noun
mucous membrane (plural: mucous membranes)

  1. anatomy A membrane which secretes mucus. It forms the lining of various body passages that communicate with the air, such as the respiratory, genitourinary, and alimentary tracts including the mouth, nasal passages, vagina and urethra.

Synonyms
mucosa

Translations
trans-top|membrane which secretes mucus
Czech: sliznice f
Dutch: slijmvlies n
Finnish: limakalvo
German: Schleimhaut f
trans-mid
Russian: �лизи��а� оболо�ка (slízistaja oboló�ka) f, �лизи��а� �кан� (slízistaja tkan�) f
Spanish: membrana mucosa f
trans-bottom

See also
serous membrane

tr:mucous membrane

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