Mucous Membrane

Definition: Mucous Membrane

Mucous Membrane

Noun

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

Synonym: Mucous Membrane

Synonym: mucosa (n). (additional references)

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Specialty Definition: Mucous membrane

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

The mucous membranes (or mucosa) are linings of ectodermic origin, covered in epithelium, that line various body cavities and internal organs. It is at several places continuous with skin: at the nostrils, the lips, the ears, the genitourinary area, and the anus. The viscid secretion of the mucous membranes is termed mucus (note the spelling difference).

Body cavities featuring mucous membrane include most of the respiratory tract, the entire gastrointestinal tract, the urethra, and various other organs. In addition, the covering of the glans penis (head of the penis) and the inside of the prepuce (foreskin) is mucous membrane, not skin.

Crosswords: Mucous Membrane

English words defined with "mucous membrane": alimentary canal, alimentary tract, ankyloglossia ♦ blastomycosis, Bronchial membrane ♦ chemosis, Choke pear, clapper, Condylome, coryza ♦ digestive tract, digestive tube ♦ enanthem, enanthema, endometrium ♦ gastric juice, gastrointestinal tract, GI tract, gingiva, glossa, gum ♦ herpes ♦ Jacquemier's sign ♦ kraurosis ♦ laryngitis, lingua ♦ Manyplies, Mucocele ♦ nasal sinus, Nympha ♦ paranasal sinus, pemphigus, peptic ulcer, peptic ulceration, pertussis, plica vocalis, polyp, polypus ♦ rhinitis ♦ secondary syphilis, sinus paranasales, submucosa, Submucous ♦ tongue, tongue tie, trench mouth ♦ villus, Vincent's angina, Vincent's infection, vocal band, vocal cord, vocal fold ♦ whooping cough. (references)

Specialty definitions using "mucous membrane": Aphthous Stomatitis ♦ Bianchi fold, Bianchi valve, Bianchi's fold ♦ Colonic Polyps, Cruveilhier's valve ♦ Diverticulum, Stomach ♦ endocervical curettage, Endometrial Neoplasms ♦ Gastric exclusion ♦ haemorrhoids, Hasner's fold, Hasner's valve ♦ lacrimal fold, leukoplakia or leucoplakia ♦ Malacoplakia, mucosa graft ♦ Nasal Mucosa, Nitrostat Sublingual ♦ oculomucocutaneous ♦ Pemphigoid, Benign Mucous Membrane, plica lacrimalis, polyposis, Povidone-Iodine, precancerous polyps, progenitalis ♦ Respiratory Mucosa, Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial, Rhinitis, Atrophic ♦ Staphylococcus epidermidis, Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, sublingual administration ♦ Vespa crabro germana. (references)

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Commercial Usage: Mucous Membrane

Domain	Title
Books	Malignant melanoma of the skin and mucous membrane (reference) (more book examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Mucous Membrane

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		Such travelers must, of course, carefully monitor themselves for any signs of a bad reaction, especially of the skin or mucous membrane. (references)
		Prolonged cocaine snorting can result in ulceration of the mucous membrane of the nose and can damage the nasal septum enough to cause it to collapse. (references)
		Each sinus has an opening into the nose for the free exchange of air and mucus, and each is joined with the nasal passages by a continuous mucous membrane lining. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Mucous Membrane

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day
mucous membrane	16
pemphigoid benign mucous membrane	2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Mucous Membrane

Language		Translations for "mucous membrane"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Czech		sliznice. (various references)

Danish		slimhinde. (various references)

Dutch		slijmvlies. (various references)

Finnish		limakalvo. (various references)

French		muqueuse (tunica mucosa), membrane muqueuse. (various references)

German		schleimhaut. (various references)

Greek		βλεννογόνος. (various references)

Italian		mucosa (mucosa). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		粘膜 . (various references)

Japanese Katakana		ね�"まく. (various references)

Pig Latin		ucousmay embranemay

Portuguese		mucosa (mucosa), membrana mucosa. (various references)

Russian		слизистая оболочка (oral mucosa). (various references)

Spanish		mucosa. (various references)

Swedish		slemhinna. (various references)

Thai		เยื่อบุผิวในช่องจมูกและปากที่สร้างน้ำเมือกหล่อลื่น. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: Mucous Membrane

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-b-c-e-e-m-m-m-n-o-r-s-u-u"
	-4 letters: cumbersome, membranous.
	-5 letters: comembers, encumbers, membranes.
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