Mucous

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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     2. Secreting a slimy or mucigenous substance; as, the mucous


        membrane.
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     {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.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  mucous
       adj : of or secreting or covered with or resembling mucus; "mucous
             tissue"; "mucous glands of the intestine" [syn: {mucose}]