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 mucous membrane 名詞
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 Mu·cous a.
 1. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, mucus; slimy, ropy, or stringy, and lubricous; as, a mucous substance.
 2. Secreting a slimy or mucigenous substance; as, the mucous membrane.
 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
      n : mucus-secreting membrane lining all body cavities or
          passages that communicate with the exterior [syn: mucosa]