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Mucous membrane   /mjˈukəs mˈɛmbrˌeɪn/   Listen
Mucous membrane

noun
1.
Mucus-secreting membrane lining all body cavities or passages that communicate with the exterior.  Synonym: mucosa.






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"Mucous membrane" Quotes from Famous Books



... sweating in anger, the dry mouth during fear due to inhibition of the salivary glands, and the stoppage of the gastric juice during anger, as just noted. These particular glands all pour out their secretions either upon the skin or upon the mucous membrane of the mouth, stomach, etc.; and such secretion is called "external" in distinction from the "internal secretion" of certain other glands which may be called the glands of internal secretion or ...
— Psychology - A Study Of Mental Life • Robert S. Woodworth



Words linked to "Mucous membrane" :   conjunctiva, endometrium, hymen, membrane, virginal membrane, tissue layer, maidenhead, mucosa



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