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| 1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) | ||
mucous
adj 1: of or secreting or covered with or resembling mucus;
"mucous tissue"; "mucous glands of the intestine" [syn:
mucous, mucose]
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| 2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
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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