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Webster 1913 Edition
Mucous
Mu′cous
,Adj.
[L.
mucosus
, fr. mucus
mucus.] 1.
Of, pertaining to, or resembling, mucus; slimy, ropy, or stringy, and lubricous;
as, a
. mucous
substance2.
Secreting a slimy or mucigenous substance;
as, the
. mucous
membraneMucous 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
.Webster 1828 Edition
Mucous
MU'COUS
,Adj.
1.
Secreting a slimy substance; as the mucous membrane. The mucous membrane lines all the cavities of the body which open externally, and secretes the fluid called mucus.