- mu·cous membrane
- /ˈmjuːkəs-/ noun, pl ⋯ -branes [count]: a thin, wet layer of skin that is inside some parts of the body (such as the nose and throat) and that produces mucus
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Mucous membrane — 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. [1913 Webster] 2. Secreting a slimy or mucigenous substance; as, the mucous membrane.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mucous membrane — mu′cous mem′brane n. anat. a mucus secreting membrane lining all bodily passages that are open to the air, as parts of the digestive and respiratory tracts • Etymology: 1805–15 … From formal English to slang
mucous membrane — mu|cous mem|brane [ˌmju:kəs ˈmembreın] n [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: mucosus, from mucus; MUCUS] the thin layer of skin that covers some inner parts of the body, such as the inside of the nose, and produces mucus … Dictionary of contemporary English
mucous membrane — mu|cous mem|brane [ ,mjukəs mem,breın ] noun count a thin layer of skin that covers some parts of your body, for example the inside of your nose, and produces mucus to prevent itself from becoming dry … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
submucous — Beneath a mucous membrane. * * * sub·mu·cous .səb myü kəs, səb adj lying under or involving the tissues under a mucous membrane <submucous layers> <a submucous resection> sub·mu·cous·ly adv * * * sub·mu·cous (səb muґkəs)… … Medical dictionary
faux — 1. faux, fausse [ fo, fos ] adj. et n. m. • fals 1080; puis faus; lat. falsus, p. p. adj. de fallere « tromper » I ♦ Adj. 1 ♦ Qui n est pas vrai, qui est contraire à la vérité (pensable, observable). Une fausse opinion, un faux axiome. Avoir des… … Encyclopédie Universelle
mère — 1. mère [ mɛr ] n. f. • v. 1050; madre, medreXe; lat. mater I ♦ 1 ♦ Femme qui a mis au monde un ou plusieurs enfants. ⇒ maman; fam. 4. mater, vieille. La mère et l enfant se portent bien (après l accouchement). Elle est mère de trois enfants. Le… … Encyclopédie Universelle
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. [1913 Webster] 2. Secreting a slimy or mucigenous substance; as, the mucous membrane. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mucous patches — 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. [1913 Webster] 2. Secreting a slimy or mucigenous substance; as, the mucous membrane.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mucous tissue — 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. [1913 Webster] 2. Secreting a slimy or mucigenous substance; as, the mucous membrane.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
