mucous membrane

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Noun

mucous membrane (plural mucous membranes)

1. (anatomy) A membrane which secretes mucus. It forms the lining of various body passages that communicate with the air, such as the respiratory, genitourinary, and alimentary tracts including the mouth, nasal passages, vagina and urethra.

Synonyms

• mucosa

Related terms

• serous membrane

Translations

membrane which secretes mucus

Chinese: Mandarin: 黏膜 (cmn) (niánmó) Czech: sliznice (cs) f. Dutch: slijmvlies (nl) n. Esperanto: mukozo (eo) Finnish: limakalvo (fi) French: muqueuse (fr) f.

German: Schleimhaut (de) f. Japanese: 粘膜 (ja) (nenmaku) Russian: слизистая оболочка (slízistaja obolóčka) f., слизистая ткань (slízistaja tkan’) f. Serbian: cлузокожа f., слузница f. Spanish: membrana mucosa f. Volapük: slimaflid (vo)