MUCOUS MEMBRANES

Definition: MUCOUS MEMBRANES

MUCOUS MEMBRANES

1. (Anat.), the membranes lining passages and cavities which communicate with the exterior, as well as ducts and receptacles of secretion, and habitually secreting mucus.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Crosswords: MUCOUS MEMBRANES

Books

• Immunologic diseases of the mucous membranes : pathology, diagnosis, and treatment (reference)

• Irritation Testing of Skin and Mucous Membranes (reference)

• Viral diseases of the skin, mucous membranes and genitals : clinical features, differential diagnosis and therapy, with basic principles of virology (reference)

  (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Candida spp. are ubiquitous and colonize over 50% of healthy individuals. Up to 14% of patients with immunocompromising disease develop systemic candidiasis which predominantly infects mucous membranes. Credit: CDC.

M. leprae is the cause of leprosy, or Hansen's disease. A slow-multiplying bacterium, it mainly affects the skin, nerves, and mucous membranes. In 1999, the world incidence was estimated to be 640,000, and in 2000, 738,284 cases were identified. Credit: CDC.

Mucous patches form during the breakdown of mucous membranes, seen here on the inferior surface of the tongue. During the secondary stage of syphilis, mucous patches can also develop inside the mouth, vulva, and vagina. Credit: CDC.

This patient with congenital syphilis has developed a perforation of hard palate due to gummatous destruction. These destructive tumors can also attack the skin, long bones, eyes, mucous membranes, throat, liver, or stomach lining. Credit: CDC.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Health

Candida is normally found on skin or mucous membranes. (references)

S. aureus commonly colonizes skin and mucous membranes in humans. (references)

IVIG isn't effective because there is no way to deliver IgA to mucous membranes. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Danish

slimhindeirritation (mucous membranes irritancy). (various references)

Dutch

virale infectie van de huid en de slijmvliezen (viral infection of the skin and mucous membranes), het kunnen veroorzaken van irritatie van slijmvliezen (mucous membranes irritancy). (various references)

French

pouvoir irritant pour les muqueuses (mucous membranes irritancy), infection virale de la peau et des muqueuses (viral infection of the skin and mucous membranes). (various references)

German

Virusinfektion der Haut und der Schleimhaüte (viral infection of the skin and mucous membranes), Reizwirkung auf die Schleimhaüte (mucous membranes irritancy). (various references)

Greek 

ερεθιστική δράση για τους βλεννογόνους (mucous membranes irritancy). (various references)

Italian

potere irritante per le mucose (mucous membranes irritancy), infezione virale della cute o delle mucose (viral infection of the skin and mucous membranes). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

糜爛 (erosion of skin or mucous membranes, inflammation). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

びら�" (erosion of skin or mucous membranes, inflammation). (various references)

Pig Latin

ucousmay embranesmay

Portuguese

efeito irritante para as mucosas (mucous membranes irritancy). (various references)

Spanish

infección virica en mucosas y piel (viral infection of the skin and mucous membranes), efecto irritante sobre las mucosas (mucous membranes irritancy). (various references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

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