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Webster 1913 Edition

Adj.

[L.

mucosus

, fr.

mucus

mucus.]

Of, pertaining to, or resembling, mucus; slimy, ropy, or stringy, and lubricous;

as, a

mucous

substance

Secreting a slimy or mucigenous substance;

as, the

mucous

membrane

Mucous membrane

(Anat.)

See under

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Mucous patches

(Med.)

elevated patches found in the mucous membranes of the mouth and anus, usually due to syphilis.

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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

Adj.

[See Mucus.] Pertaining to mucus or resembling it; slimy, ropy and lubricous; as a mucous substance.

Secreting a slimy substance; as the mucous membrane.

The mucous membrane lines all the cavities of the body which open externally, and secretes the fluid called mucus.