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mucous |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: mucous adj : of or secreting or resembling mucus; "mucous tissue"
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