Definition of mucous. Meaning of mucous. Synonyms of mucous

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Definition of mucous

Mucous
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. 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.

Meaning of mucous from wikipedia

- aqueous secretion produced by, and covering, mucous membranes. It is typically produced from cells found in mucous glands, although it may also originate from...
- A mucous membrane or mucosa is a membrane that lines various cavities in the body of an organism and covers the surface of internal organs. It consists...
- Mucous gland, also known as mu****rous glands, are found in several different parts of the body, and they typically stain lighter than serous glands during...
- mucosa lines the nasal cavity. It is part of the respiratory mucosa, the mucous membrane lining the respiratory tract. The nasal mucosa is intimately adherent...
- pits (foveolae) in the mucosa. The gastric mucosa is covered in surface mucous cells (foveolar cells) that produce the mucus necessary to protect the stomach...
- Mucous membrane pemphigoid is a rare chronic autoimmune subepithelial blistering disease characterized by erosive lesions of the mucous membranes and...
- Look up mucus or mucous in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Mucus is a slippery secretion produced by, and covering, mucous membranes. Mucus may also refer...
- types of glands, mucous and granular (serous). Both of these glands are part of the integument and thus considered cutaneous. Mucous and granular glands...
- A synovial sheath is one of the two membranes of a tendon sheath which covers a tendon. The other membrane is the outer fibrous tendon sheath. The tendon...
- Foveolar cells or surface mucous cells, are mucus-producing cells which cover the inside of the stomach, protecting it from the corrosive nature of gastric...