Tissue
mucous membrane
[ myoo-kuhs mem-breyn ]
Subclass of:
Tissue membrane
Definitions related to mucous membrane:
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(mucosa) The moist, inner lining of some organs and body cavities (such as the nose, mouth, lungs, and stomach). Glands in the mucosa make mucus (a thick, slippery fluid).CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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(mucosa) Mucus-secreting membrane lining all body cavities or passages that communicate with the exterior.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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(mucosa) Organ component layer, each instance of which is lining the internal side of some organ.Foundational Model of AnatomyUniversity of Washington, 2017
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(mucosa) Tissue that lines the tube-like structures of the body such as the respiratory and gastrointestinal tracts.Harvard Dictionary of Health TermsHarvard Medical Publishing, 2011
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An EPITHELIUM with MUCUS-secreting cells, such as GOBLET CELLS. It forms the lining of many body cavities, such as the DIGESTIVE TRACT, the RESPIRATORY TRACT, and the reproductive tract. Mucosa, rich in blood and lymph vessels, comprises an inner epithelium, a middle layer (lamina propria) of loose CONNECTIVE TISSUE, and an outer layer (muscularis mucosae) of SMOOTH MUSCLE CELLS that separates the mucosa from submucosa.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Mucous membrane, membrane lining body cavities and canals that lead to the outside, chiefly the respiratory, digestive, and urogenital tracts. Mucous membranes line many tracts and structures of the body, including the mouth, nose, eyelids, trachea (windpipe) and lungs, stomach and intestines, and...Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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